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backsliding

[ US /ˈbækˌsɫaɪdɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /bˈæksla‍ɪdɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a failure to maintain a higher state

How To Use backsliding In A Sentence

  • There is a good deal of backsliding from time to time even by countries that profess to believe in freer trade. Government and Private Enterprise
  • This may help to maintain the gains you've made and to prevent backsliding.
  • After years of backsliding, the New York City Ballet has recaptured the precision that its signature Balanchine repertory demands.
  • The human pageant has been filled with wrong turns, backsliding, and horrible crimes.
  • In fact, one point of religion for many people is to provide pressure that keeps them from backsliding into sinful ways.
  • I'm starting to frighten myself, because I'm backsliding into my devil-may-care attitude.
  • It allows that it is permissible "to dissimulate" or not tell the truth to pagans, non-Muslims and even backsliding or apostating Muslims this of course depends upon who makes the judgement about who is doing the "backsliding" or "apostasy". Robert Eisenman: Ultimatums Work -- Sarkozy and Cameron Intervene
  • In 1936 a system of ‘protection and supervision’ centres was established to keep converts from backsliding.
  • It's clear from briefings we have received that Lake Erie has been backsliding and is being polluted again…
  • I mention this because it shows the confidence between us: he turned from the beginning of this bad way and I never saw any backsliding. TESTIMONIES
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