backsliding

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, other countries are backsliding and reaching for coal.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

She said: "This is backsliding and will raise alarm bells at the Federal Reserve."

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 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

"The backsliding from a brief moment of progress is statistically devastating," she told the audience.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 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