backed

Example Sentences

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David, the budding mogul, is not only backed by father Larry’s Oracle wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal

She backed up a little and peered out the window, straight down to the cockpit of the plane.

From Literature

He later backed the new president's decision to support gay marriage, comparing the situation to the earlier struggle against laws in the country that had barred interracial marriage.

From BBC

So far, Iran hasn’t backed down from its insistence on a right to enrich uranium.

From The Wall Street Journal

Drawings of Hannibal's war against the Romans had long suggested that the beasts were used in fighting, but no hard evidence backed up the theories.

From BBC