backtrack
to return over the same course or route.
to withdraw from an undertaking, position, etc.; reverse a policy.
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How to use backtrack in a sentence
For instance, if Spot walks out of Wi-Fi range, it will stop and backtrack its steps until it starts receiving commands again so it won’t get lost and walk off a platform in an off-shore rig, for example.
Boston Dynamics gave its dog-like robot a charging dock and an arm on its head | Stan Horaczek | February 2, 2021 | Popular-ScienceLast month, the San Dieguito Union School District in Encinitas backtracked on its plan to fully reopen in January, according to KPBS.
Morning Report: City Attorney Prosecuting Fewer Domestic Violence Cases | Voice of San Diego | January 7, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoGoogle quickly backtracked on that guidance after local SEOs brought it to the company’s attention, and the messaging disappeared shortly after.
SEO year in review 2020: COVID forces platforms to adapt their local and e-commerce offerings, and more | George Nguyen | December 31, 2020 | Search Engine LandIf the FDA backtracks on its commitment to consult the independent advisory board, or if the agency’s leaders reject the committee’s advice, it would be a sign that they’re acting under political pressure without scientific support.
How to Tell a Political Stunt From a Real Vaccine | by Caroline Chen, Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan Gabrielson | September 26, 2020 | ProPublicaContreras backtracked, agreeing that he should have, Roark said.
Those Ticketed for Seditious Language Say Their Only Crime Was Talking Back | Kate Nucci | September 9, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
That will be immensely difficult if Mr. Modi continues to backtrack on economic reform.
John Kerry Just Visited. But Should We Just Forget About India? | Tunku Varadarajan | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The amount of time you spend at the gym is not enough time to backtrack in your waist training,” she says.
As a wave of revulsion spread across the internet, he began to backtrack.
British Politician Threatens To Punch Muslim Woman in the Throat | Nico Hines | June 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWords just spill out of her mouth too quickly and she has to backtrack.
Interview: Kristen Bell, Voiceover Queen, On ‘Frozen,’ ‘Veronica Mars,’ & More | Andrew Romano | December 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe tried to backtrack and get the last words that Crowley should have given him.
Yes, The Debate Moderator Screwed Up. That's Life. | Megan McArdle | October 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFollowing their backtrack through the forest, therefore, they proceeded towards the place where they had left their horses.
Bruin | Mayne ReidTo-morrow I'll sell the grub and backtrack to the coast to guard it.
The Trail of a Sourdough | May Kellogg SullivanLoring realized he had made a mistake and tried to backtrack.
Danger in Deep Space | Carey Rockwell
British Dictionary definitions for backtrack
/ (ˈbækˌtræk) /
to return by the same route by which one has come
to retract or reverse one's opinion, action, policy, etc
Derived forms of backtrack
- backtracking, noun
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