How to Use back down in a Sentence

back down

verb
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  • New Orders and the Workweek slid deeply negative while prices, both paid and received, backed down.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The Americans had a three-point lead as the French brought the ball back down the floor with 3.8 seconds to go.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Although a former president, Trump has seldom backed down from playing offense in order to appear presidential.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Regardless, Devin’s Capricorn stellium isn’t backing down.
    — Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Although inflation has dipped back down to more usual levels, steady price increases since the pandemic have pressured many shoppers, playing to Walmart’s low-cost sweet spot.
    — Evan Clark, WWD, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Fisher took on the king of the SEC and did not back down.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The three of them, along with a post-oral-surgery Kong, head back down to check it out.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The appeals court then sent the case back down to Benitez.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Pause at the top, then lower back down to the mat with control.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Step your left foot back down and repeat with your right knee.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Then, slowly straighten your arm back down to the floor.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • There’s no need for [the government] to bring the price level back down.
    — Christopher Rugaber, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2024
  • There’s no need for (the government) to bring the price level back down.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The girls could be seen lifting their legs up high and then stomping back down as the waves came in.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
  • As the years have gone by, Stray Kids has never backed down from a challenge.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
  • My temper was just as short as his, and neither of us liked to back down.
    — Paul Tough, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
  • At the summit, Blessing was placed on a tram that brought him back down the mountain.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
  • From here, pick up the right foot about 6 inches off the floor, hold for 5 seconds, then place it back down.
    — Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 17 July 2023
  • That same uterus has to do a lot of work to contract back down to pre-pregnancy shape.
    — Arianna Bradford, Parents, 29 July 2023
  • The court sent the cases back down to the lower courts to reconsider.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 1 July 2024
  • This girl is going above, beyond, back down, around, and then above again.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
  • All these factors have combined to pull prices back down.
    — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The case has now been sent back down to the lower court for further proceedings.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Lots of receivers have been taller than him, but Beyer doesn’t back down from the challenge.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Now, climbers will be given the bags at base camp and expected to carry the bags back down at the end of the journey.
    — Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Yayo and his team haven’t backed down from hating their nemesis along with the Murder Inc. clique.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 26 July 2024
  • Would-be buyers who are pulling for prices to come way back down may be left holding their breath in 2023.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Back then, there were only four Black CEOs; two years later, six; in 2023, nine, and now back down to eight.
    — Byeva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 June 2024
  • The Fed is trying to get inflation back down to its target of 2%.
    — Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Pause at the top of the movement and hold for a few seconds, then very slowly lower your arms back down.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Oct. 2023

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