backtrack
verb (used without object)
to return over the same course or route.
backtracks
-
present tense formof backtrack (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Things have changed in the half-century since “Forever…” was published, even subtracting the years the series backtracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
To do so, the complex moves down DNA chains in one direction, but backtracks in certain scenarios.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
The resulting protests — the largest since a cost of living crisis last July — have sparked a series of backtracks from President Laurentino Cortizo.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Playing over the game, the result makes perfect sense: White plays way better than Black, with simple, strong developing moves while Carlsen wastes time and backtracks to no obvious purpose.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
Garden paths can turn the experience of reading from an effortless glide through a sentence to a tedious two-step of little backtracks.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
