Example Sentences

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Leaders in the child-care industry fear progress will backtrack.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

It is unknown if Musk will backtrack on the decision to purge.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

Once the Séítah campaign is done, Perseverance will backtrack all the way north to its landing site, “putting the pedal to the metal,” Trosper says.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 21, 2021

My guess is he will backtrack, at least some.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2018

Legal Defense and Education Fund Attorney Steve Ralston: "Our concern is that it's the first in a potentially long series of acts by Congress that will backtrack seriously on the gains made in civil rights."

From Time Magazine Archive