Below you will find example sentences with "backing down". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Backing Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: backing
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.2 words

Words in this phrase

backing down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • backing can mean: Support, especially financial. Frequent word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 5 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

is not backing down 2× about not backing down to the 1× and never backing down 1× but any backing down on that 1× he is backing down from it 1× in not backing down on short 1× isn t backing down 1× isn t backing down from brett 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although tucker won 1× at a press 1× biden has insisted 1× but any backing 1× dana white doesn 1× despite the hurdles 1×

Common sentence endings:

not backing down 3× and everything else 1× backing down either 1× believing in himself 1× blockers anytime soon 1× down draymond green 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

despite 4× won 2× doesn 2× isn 2× first 2× conference 2× users 2× stage 2× youtube 2× although 1× tucker 1× give 1×

Related phrases

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down touched down doubled down burned down sit down

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

background radiation background information background checks background check backed away bachelor degree

Just after it in the phrase index:

backup quarterback bacterial infection bacterial infections bad behavior bad boys bad guy

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "backing down" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 22.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as is not backing down, about not backing down to the, despite, won and doesn stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down and sat down, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with backing down

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Biden has insisted he is not backing down. (8 words)

Pat McAfee isn’t backing down from Brett Favre. (9 words)

Despite the recent adversity, Los Angeles isn't backing down. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

But any backing down on that, and because that sort has to be balanced by the demand that civilians are not harmed, that we aren’t creating stage four and stage five hunger and allowing settlers to redraw the map in the West Bank and everything else. (47 words)

He’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer, one of the 10 greatest quarterbacks in NFL history — to date — and did all of that thanks to his mentality of never backing down, never worrying about mistakes, and always believing in himself. (41 words)

This likely won't come as pleasant news to all the users who watch YouTube through ad blocking apps, but it doesn't look like YouTube is backing down in its battle against ad blockers anytime soon. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Although Tucker won’t give up without a fight, Victor will make it clear that he’s not backing down either.

Dana White doesn’t appear to be backing down from the Power Slap backlash on the Internet.

Despite the recent adversity, Los Angeles isn't backing down.

He’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer, one of the 10 greatest quarterbacks in NFL history — to date — and did all of that thanks to his mentality of never backing down, never worrying about mistakes, and always believing in himself.

He was right about not backing down to the teachers’ union.

Ja Morant’s infamous quote about his Western Conference rivals has come up a lot lately, but that does not necessarily mean he is backing down from it.

Pat McAfee isn’t backing down from Brett Favre.

Rob said: "We're not backing down, we've got a cleaning businesses that basically had to stop through Covid and we weathered that.

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THE Scottish Government is right in not backing down on short-term lets licensing, not least in order to safeguard users ("Warnings over law that is first of its ilk in Scotland", The Herald September 8).

At a press conference Wednesday, Ford said he was not backing down on that plan, despite the current strike.

Biden has insisted he is not backing down.

But any backing down on that, and because that sort has to be balanced by the demand that civilians are not harmed, that we aren’t creating stage four and stage five hunger and allowing settlers to redraw the map in the West Bank and everything else.

Despite the hurdles the founder encountered in building her international school, she said she was not backing down.

European shares eked out a nominal gain, backing down from a two-week high after Germany reported higher-than-expected inflation.

However, in a preview, Leanne assures Rowan that despite what she says, Amy is not backing down.

If we know Sophie, she’ll face it with that same resilient, no-nonsense Stark energy — always ready, fierce, and never backing down.

I'm not backing down, this is just the end of particular chapter.

Not backing down, another fan using the name Top Tramp expanded on the theory and explained how David’s previous characters’ personalities could be deduced from his sideburns.

The 29-year-old center was stripped by Jonathan Kuminga while backing down Draymond Green.

This likely won't come as pleasant news to all the users who watch YouTube through ad blocking apps, but it doesn't look like YouTube is backing down in its battle against ad blockers anytime soon.

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