Backpedaling is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Backpedaling meaning
present participle and gerund of backpedal
Using Backpedaling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of backpedal
- In the example corpus, backpedaling often appears in combinations such as: backpedaling on.
Context around Backpedaling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backpedaling
- In this selection, "backpedaling" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, administration, biden, keep, now and away stand out and add context to how "backpedaling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include amazon s backpedaling on climate and backpedaling more than. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backpedaling" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backpedaling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Trump did as well now I Biden backpedaling? (8 words)
Brian Shupe: Why is Vermont’s administration backpedaling on the climate crisis? (12 words)
Amazon’s backpedaling on climate change hasn’t gone unnoticed by employees. (12 words)
Harris said last month that she was “ready” to debate the former president and accused him of backpedaling away from the previous agreement to debate on ABC News on Sept. 10. (31 words)
Trump appeared to make news by promising that a vaccine for the virus would be ready “within weeks,” before backpedaling. (20 words)
Among the Aussie’s most acrobatic shots was a leaping overhead winner struck while backpedaling in pursuit of a lob. (20 words)
Brian Shupe: Why is Vermont’s administration backpedaling on the climate crisis? (12 words)
Trump did as well now I Biden backpedaling? (8 words)
Is Capcom backpedaling and was forced to hide Nemesis in the trailer to redesign the monster? (16 words)
Example sentences (10)
Backpedaling more than a step or two is difficult and dangerous, increasing the risk of a fall and injury.
Brian Shupe: Why is Vermont’s administration backpedaling on the climate crisis?
It's backpedaling now, saying it won't use user content to train its AI models.
Harris said last month that she was “ready” to debate the former president and accused him of backpedaling away from the previous agreement to debate on ABC News on Sept. 10.
Trump did as well now I Biden backpedaling?
The problem is, you can’t gain momentum when you have to keep backpedaling.
Trump appeared to make news by promising that a vaccine for the virus would be ready “within weeks,” before backpedaling.
Amazon’s backpedaling on climate change hasn’t gone unnoticed by employees.
Among the Aussie’s most acrobatic shots was a leaping overhead winner struck while backpedaling in pursuit of a lob.
Is Capcom backpedaling and was forced to hide Nemesis in the trailer to redesign the monster?
Common combinations with backpedaling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- backpedaling on 2×