backdown

Example Sentences

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Even so, China has warned Japan to backdown.

From Reuters

In its backdown, the government was also forced to refund over A$700m of payments to victims.

From BBC

I looked backdown at my packet of supplemental materials.

From Literature

She puts the photo backdown on the nightstand.

From Literature

The government offer amounted to a backdown by New Zealand after officials had earlier insisted that Charlotte Bellis needed to reapply for a spot in the country’s bottlenecked quarantine hotels.

From Seattle Times