back down

How To Use back down In A Sentence

• Jay snuggled back down into his goose down pillows and picked up a tennis ball to ideally throw at the ceiling, then he looked at Chris who was still fumbling with his words.
• You feel like Sisyphus - condemned to roll that same damn rock up the same damn hill for all eternity, only to watch it roll back down inches from the top.
• But the British Museum is refusing to back down and insists the chessmen are the highlight within the new Paul and Jill Ruddock Gallery of Medieval Europe. Evening Standard - Home
• I sat back down and resumed my editing, sticking the grape lollipop back in my mouth.
• An enlisted aircrewman directed them to seats in the middle of the aircraft, then trotted back down the ramp to check for any more late arrivals. Joint Operations
• Pondering the wisdom of basing a key joke on an obscure music reference that most people won't understand, I wander back downstairs to the lounge.
• We said good night and took the elevator back down.
• Will tried to conjure up their blissful months together but before long he spiralled back down again. Times, Sunday Times
• Slowly slide your back down the wall until you are in a sitting position, as though seated on an imaginary chair.
• The single most important thing is for Latham not to back down or revert to crudity.