Backpedaled means: simple past and past participle of backpedal. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how to use Backpedaled in practice.
Backpedaled meaning
simple past and past participle of backpedal
Example types with backpedaled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Trump later backpedaled and instead ordered a travel advisory. (9 words)
Johnson backpedaled and held his hands out in front of him. (11 words)
Did Sony always intend to blend the universes but backpedaled when the backlash started? (14 words)
Any objective history on the ills of the 2019 election ought begin with how President Muhammadu Buhari backpedaled the wheel of Nigeria’s democratic journey by refusing to sign into law the reforms to Electoral Act. (36 words)
Two snaps later, with defensive end Javonte Jean-Baptiste bearing down, he backpedaled before lofting a pass to tight end Luke McRee that safety Xavier Watts intercepted. (27 words)
Australian Council of Social Services said if it were not for those who had spoken out over almost four years, the government may not have backpedaled. (26 words)
Did Sony always intend to blend the universes but backpedaled when the backlash started? (14 words)
Example sentences (9)
A few weeks later, Musk and Tesla backpedaled on that decision, expressing concern for the amount of energy needed to mine bitcoin.
Two snaps later, with defensive end Javonte Jean-Baptiste bearing down, he backpedaled before lofting a pass to tight end Luke McRee that safety Xavier Watts intercepted.
Australian Council of Social Services said if it were not for those who had spoken out over almost four years, the government may not have backpedaled.
Trump later backpedaled and instead ordered a travel advisory.
Any objective history on the ills of the 2019 election ought begin with how President Muhammadu Buhari backpedaled the wheel of Nigeria’s democratic journey by refusing to sign into law the reforms to Electoral Act.
Did Sony always intend to blend the universes but backpedaled when the backlash started?
Syracuse escaped further damage later in the inning, when right fielder Bryce Holmgren backpedaled to the fence and robbed another home run.
Johnson backpedaled and held his hands out in front of him.
Seeking to ease those fears, he appointed a team of market-friendly advisers and backpedaled on some of his most controversial proposals.
Common combinations with backpedaled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- backpedaled on 2×
- backpedaled and 2×