backslide
verb (used without object)
to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities.
was backsliding
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past progressiveof backslide.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The economic recovery was backsliding, coronavirus cases were surging, and vaccines were just starting to get out.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2021
But putting myself in these scenarios again, it really felt like that was backsliding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2019
But the day before Sloan’s March 12 congressional testimony, a report contended that the bank was backsliding on those reforms and “has not fixed its culture of fear and intimidation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2019
"There was simply too much pressure" to follow through and avoid the impression that Mississippi was backsliding, says a high-ranking state official.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fact, it was unkindly whispered that Stella was "backsliding."
From Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness by Robert S. Carroll
