Sentence examples for had to backpedal from inspiring English sources

Ms. Campbell had to backpedal on Monday.

But it has moved more slowly than expected -- and often has had to backpedal.

"But AOL Time Warner was very confident also and they had to backpedal".

Even Mr Rumsfeld had to backpedal a bit in the face of a storm of criticism and concern from outside America.

Nick Johnson was closest to the ball but had to backpedal; Soriano, the second baseman, was farther away but could pursue it on the run.

When Hamas won the Palestinian election and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt cracked down on opposition parties, Rice had to backpedal about the need for democracy.

Having to backpedal on an insult is never easy, and the Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte has not entirely mastered the art.

But if he succeeds, it means he will certainly have to backpedal on one of his election promises, to fight corruption.

It's the only bike I've ever owned that has a "coaster brake" of the rear hub variety where you have to backpedal to slow down.

He's so fast, in fact, that he almost exclusively plays trail technique, letting receivers get by him over the top so that he can defend them without having to backpedal as much.

"What they've been getting in trouble with is overcharging the case and having to backpedal," said Mr. Montalvo, whose client in the kill team case was charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2010 killings of Afghan civilians.