Examples of 'have backed down' in a sentence

Meaning of "have backed down"

Have backed down: This phrase indicates that someone has retreated from a position, decision, or argument, typically due to pressure, opposition, or a change in circumstances. It implies a loss of confidence, authority, or determination

How to use "have backed down" in a sentence

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have backed down
The organisers have backed down.
Here we have backed down in face of the intransigence from the Council.
The military have backed down.
I have backed down to the point where I do not know how to back down any further.
You should have backed down.
President Xi Jinping does not want to appear to have backed down.
I should not have backed down.
If you did not think it was safe, you should not have backed down.
You should not have backed down to him.
I mean, you would have stood up to them and you would not have backed down.
He should not have backed down or given in to pressure.
But I need to prove that my ancestor could not have backed down to Colonel Burns.
They could have backed down and refused to perform.
I mean, he could already have backed down here.
Look, I have backed down for you in the past.

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If that was the case, he would not have backed down so easily.
Sure, I could have backed down and turned the whole town over to Bragg.
There was a time, when he would not have backed down.
Maybe you should have backed down from this one.
Do you realize what it means? If you would have backed down.
Some cops would have backed down after the first rejection.
The Israelis howled with disapproval, and Abbas appears to have backed down for now.
I am delighted that you have backed down on VAT levied in the country of origin.
If he had refused, it 's hard to imagine they would simply have backed down.
A few years back, he would have backed down and apologized.
After Israel 's counterstrike, the Iranian-led axis appears to have backed down.
Would Underdog have backed down from that mongrel?
The other dykes, I mean women, have backed down.
I mean, he could already have backed down here . I think if we do not make a move.
Or, the North may have backed down.
I am telling you, I have backed down a few times, it 's not a good feeling.
But if so, she shouldn't have backed down.
You should not have backed down to him . No, no, no, I did not.
However, Mosley appears to have backed down on all fronts.
What are my feelings after I have backed down from someone who intimidates me?
You shouldn't have backed down.
Yeah, maybe you. You shouldn't have backed down to him.

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