Backtrack is an English word with synonyms like return. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Backtrack meaning
The act of backtracking.
Synonyms of Backtrack
Using Backtrack
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of backtracking.
- Useful related words include: turn back, double back, return, go back.
- In the example corpus, backtrack often appears in combinations such as: to backtrack, backtrack on, the backtrack.
Context around Backtrack
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backtrack
- In this selection, "backtrack" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, relations, chile and feature stand out and add context to how "backtrack" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ability to backtrack and go and about the backtrack feature. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backtrack" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backtrack
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What about the Backtrack feature? (5 words)
Can I backtrack — I miss my old job! (8 words)
I also like the quick skip buttons that advance 10 seconds or backtrack just 5 seconds. (16 words)
It’s no secret why his show has become the fortress of assholedom that Aaron Rodgers prefers, as he also is convinced as long as he’s talking he’s right and sees no way that he could ever be wrong or have to backtrack. (45 words)
As a self-professed nation of animal lovers, according to the government, we are deeply disappointed at their decision to backtrack on their commitment to protect the thousands of dogs that are smuggled into this country each year. (38 words)
And we tried to have her backtrack a little to Victor Garber’s character, when she says it was a wonderful relationship that ended too soon, because we thought maybe we should have done more on that. (37 words)
What about the Backtrack feature? (5 words)
Why can’t the Netherlands now, at a different time with different political relations, backtrack on its promises, for example by dramatically reducing the number of Natura 2000 regions? (29 words)
Can I backtrack — I miss my old job! (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
And we tried to have her backtrack a little to Victor Garber’s character, when she says it was a wonderful relationship that ended too soon, because we thought maybe we should have done more on that.
As a self-professed nation of animal lovers, according to the government, we are deeply disappointed at their decision to backtrack on their commitment to protect the thousands of dogs that are smuggled into this country each year.
Backtrack about 10 metres, turn left and follow the ride for 250 metres to the Milne and Shepard Memorial in front of you.
Her selection comes after Newsom said last month he’d like to see a caretaker in the role, only to backtrack later after criticism from progressives.
However, not every change that has been made has sat well with the community, with the big causing Blizzard to even backtrack some of the changes.
I also like the quick skip buttons that advance 10 seconds or backtrack just 5 seconds.
In 2020, Zoom said it would offer end-to-end encryption only to paying users only to backtrack after outcry over offering privacy as a paid feature.
It is unclear how the findings will be used but there is said to be a possibility that United chiefs could backtrack if the response is overwhelmingly negative.
It’s no secret why his show has become the fortress of assholedom that Aaron Rodgers prefers, as he also is convinced as long as he’s talking he’s right and sees no way that he could ever be wrong or have to backtrack.
It took all of 48 hours for Adidas to backtrack on its protest of a Black Lives Matter logo.
More than 100 families and friends affected by a loved one’s drinking have signed a letter urging the First Minister to not backtrack on a longstanding pledge to tackle alcohol marketing.
Sharpe publicly disagreed with it, forcing Spurrier to backtrack and remark that the school needed to retire just the jerseys, not the numbers.
The current iteration, however, could backtrack Chile on hard-fought human and social rights, critics say.
Then, in December 2022, the Golden Globe winner confirmed that she was dating again — just to backtrack in June of this year.
What about the Backtrack feature?
When the reporter asked him to clarify that the nuclear weapons promised by Russia had been delivered, however, Lukashenko chuckled and appeared to backtrack.
Why can’t the Netherlands now, at a different time with different political relations, backtrack on its promises, for example by dramatically reducing the number of Natura 2000 regions?
Aside from the incredible graphics, the only real changes are how some of the upgrades work, the ability to backtrack and go anywhere on the ship at will, and some new sidequests.
Can I backtrack — I miss my old job!
It’s the latest company to backtrack on diversity initiatives in the face of right-wing pressure, and its decisions will reverberate across corporate America.
Common combinations with backtrack
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to backtrack 29×
- backtrack on 14×
- the backtrack 5×
- backtrack and 4×
- or backtrack 3×
- backtrack to 3×
- backtrack or 3×
- backtrack after 2×
- could backtrack 2×
- never backtrack 2×