slide back
Example Sentences
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For 50 years, it repeatedly convinced international lenders it had changed its ways, only to slide back into default, instability and inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
“They do seem to slide back into their old habits.”
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025
Bump stocks allow a rifle to rapidly slide back and forth as it fires, harnessing the gun’s recoil to create a fast burst of shots.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
"As you climb, you go up two and slide back one. But it's worth it - they're absolutely beautiful from the top," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024
After the job was done, we were ordered to wedge it in on both sides with planks of wood so it wouldn’t slide back & forth when the ship moves.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
