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Backpedalling is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Backpedalling in a sentence

Backpedalling meaning

present participle and gerund of backpedal

Using Backpedalling

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of backpedal

Context around Backpedalling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 13 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

suva 1× rapidly 1×

Often after:

defence 1× earps 1× deep 1× clear 1×

Sentence patterns with Backpedalling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at a backpedalling defence with 1× away the backpedalling earps 1× becker rapidly backpedalling 1× favour of backpedalling clear 1× had suva backpedalling deep into 1× weeks before backpedalling 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bolaca s tactical 1× fowler s inswinging 1× fred runs at 1× kyrgios responded with 1× some key figures 1× trump appeared to 1×

Common sentence endings:

becker rapidly backpedalling 1× into their territory 1× of backpedalling clear 1× the backpedalling earps 1× weeks before backpedalling 1×

Words around Backpedalling

Just before it in the word index:

backpedaling 10 backpedaled 9 backpedal 13 backpay 7 backpass 15 backpage 22

Just after it in the word index:

backplane 25 backplanes 8 backplate 10 backports 2 backpressure 4 backpropagation 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Backpedalling

  • In this selection, "backpedalling" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 13 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, suva, rapidly, defence, earps and deep stand out and add context to how "backpedalling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at a backpedalling defence with and away the backpedalling earps. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "backpedalling" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with backpedalling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Fowler’s inswinging corner is punched away the backpedalling Earps. (10 words)

Bolaca’s tactical kicking had Suva backpedalling deep into their territory. (11 words)

Kyrgios responded with a series of tweets which left Becker rapidly backpedalling. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Trump appeared to make news by promising that a vaccine for the virus would be ready “within weeks,” before backpedalling. (20 words)

Fred runs at a backpedalling defence, with two players free to his right. (13 words)

Kyrgios responded with a series of tweets which left Becker rapidly backpedalling. (12 words)

Example sentences (6)

Fred runs at a backpedalling defence, with two players free to his right.

Fowler’s inswinging corner is punched away the backpedalling Earps.

Bolaca’s tactical kicking had Suva backpedalling deep into their territory.

Kyrgios responded with a series of tweets which left Becker rapidly backpedalling.

Trump appeared to make news by promising that a vaccine for the virus would be ready “within weeks,” before backpedalling.

Some key figures have made their position – in favour of backpedalling – clear.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "backpedalling" in a sentence?
An example: "Fred runs at a backpedalling defence, with two players free to his right." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "backpedalling" from authentic English texts.
What does "backpedalling" mean?
Backpedalling means: present participle and gerund of backpedal
How many example sentences with "backpedalling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "backpedalling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.