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How to use backpedal in a sentence

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When he got religion, it was framed as a rejection of the rest of his career, and he had to backpedal or move on, before he had a chance to speak to his wider audience again.
They are reluctant to openly criticise the influential Mr Limbaugh, and often seem to find themselves compelled to backpedal when they do.
If you say exactly what they're doing, they will probably backpedal, Horn says.
This extra support may be timely, because the uncomfortable truth is that her encounter with Nick Ferrari was not the first time Bennett has had to backpedal on or clarify an interview.
Her attempts to pander to New York's militant minorities have repeatedly backfired, most famously when she endorsed her husband's pardon of a bunch of Puerto Rican nationalists, only to backpedal later.
The Conservatives who, at first, claimed that they had followed the law were eventually forced to backpedal, hence the similarity with this in and out scheme with respect to election expenses.
Does his government intend to backpedal and stop the project?
The country is moving in the right direction, but should not backpedal.
The pedal is a two-step pedal without backpedal function.
They had to backpedal on that point and today they are going to support the Conservatives in their attempt to give more latitude to companies that will exploit the Colombian people.
These amendments are being brought in because the government is attempting to backpedal on that very onerous piece of legislation which was called Bill C-68 in the last parliament.
A standard bicycle can be supplied with or without a backpedal brake.
As its full implications have sunk in, some Member States have been quietly attempting to restrict the scope of its application and backpedal on its implications.
Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.
As the DB continues his backpedal, he must pump his elbows behind him, keeping them flexed at 90 degrees.
According to the sources, the STL President clearly stated that the court will not backpedal on its mission.
A high level of flexibility will enable your defensive backs to effortlessly glide in their backpedal, hip flips, speed turning, and playing the ball at its highest point.
The city may eventually backpedal on a narrow portion of the subpoena dealing with sermons, but are still demanding pastors' emails and other private communications.
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