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How to use the word backtrack in a Sentence?

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Germany starting to backtrack and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looking at doing a new deal with Senegal on gas supply. That's a worrying sign for the G7 unity in May for shifting out of fossil fuels, what's happening in Germany at the moment is sending the wrong message.

Alex Scott

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The level of interest is reaching a critical mass, i think [government officials realize that] it would be like putting the cat back in the bag or like putting toothpaste back in the tube. Now that the government has acknowledged the reality of unexplained aerial phenomenon … it’s going to be real hard to backtrack.

Lue Elizondo

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I really believe that if Liz Cheney had not seen the whole party moving, Liz Cheney would not have moved either. And that, to me, is indicative of the problem we have in Congress that people are waiting until they feel they're safe. I think Liz Cheney thought Liz Cheney was safe. Liz Cheney moved. Now Liz Cheney's got no choice, Liz Cheney can't backtrack.

Justin Amash

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Now the team wants to backtrack and say we are being culturally appropriate and we are being respectful of indigenous people by saying no headdresses, and that is a good start, but the fans are still operating as if it is an indigenous-type atmosphere because you are still called the Chiefs. And you can still do this movement that looks like a tomahawk chop, but we are going to call it a drum beat instead. It is kind of silly. Just change it.

Alicia Norris

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

If you know how the stars are moving, then you can backtrack to find where the stars came from, as we rolled the clock backwards, the stars became closer and closer together. So, we think all these stars were born together and have a common origin.

Jeff Andrews

Found on CNN
3 years ago

President Trump dangled this pardon to encourage Flynn to backtrack on his pledge to cooperate with federal investigatorscooperation that might have exposed the Presidents own wrongdoing. And it worked, flynn broke his deal, recanted his plea, received the backing of the Attorney General over the objections of career prosecutors, and now has secured a pardon from the President of the United States.

Jerry Nadler

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We are hopeful that there are no more candies out there, we are in the process this morning of trying to backtrack through the one million pounds of food we received this month and trace what we can.

Ginette Bott

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I like Jim Jordan, but I think Jim Jordan took the wrong stance off the get go and now Jim Jordan can't backtrack. it's weird to play back something in Dan Ritchie mind that Dan Ritchie remember and have someone say it's not true.

Mike Flusche

Found on CNN
4 years ago

When we heard Jim Jordan say Jim Jordan wasn't aware, everyone just thought,' Are you kidding ?' i like Jim Jordan, but I think Jim Jordan took the wrong stance off the get go and now Jim Jordan can't backtrack.

Dan Ritchie

Found on CNN
4 years ago

While China may backtrack, @POTUS is steadfast in his support for U.S. farmers and directed @USDA to work on a plan quickly.

Sonny Perdue

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Somehow there is a lot of confusion. The President will say 'I will kill them all' then backtrack. So as a mayor it can be confusing what to do. we parade rapists, thieves.

Antonio Halili

Found on CNN
5 years ago

You backtrack on everything that you ever believed in, everything about your safety, if you can't trust the government about water, what can you trust them about ?

Tammy Cooper

Found on CNN
5 years ago

If there is no further significant progress during this one year or if developments backtrack or slow, it could and should be back to Tier 3.

Andy Hall

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We tried to go over the smoke at first but we couldn't see down through it so we had to backtrack, we had to go down really low and take it slow. We're taking a very slow speed, just making sure we could see just what was in front of us.

Rusty Hotchkiss

Found on CNN
8 years ago

[Law enforcement] could also be dropping remote motion sensors to ensure that the escapees don’t backtrack on them, some motion sensors take a picture, some report back that someone is walking in that area.

Raymond Foster

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We will not backtrack from our position in demanding that international legitimacy be achieved.

Mahmoud Abbas

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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