backsliding

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, other countries are backsliding and reaching for coal.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

But both of these instances of democratic backsliding are “historically grounded in the particular situation” of their respective countries, he emphasized.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

A former adviser to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh said Tuesday he will run against him in April elections, denouncing "democratic backsliding" in the small but highly strategic Horn of Africa nation.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

Among the zaniness there’s an emotional arc, a dance of personal growth and backsliding, and depending on what the scene requires, he might be the dumbest guy in the room or the wisest.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Brother Fowles had been in Kilanga six years, which really when you think about it is long enough for about any kind of backsliding you could name.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver