Now, Foreman quickly backpedaled: "I think Lewis is surprised at how well he's done."

Congress, overwhelmed by the popular opposition, quickly backpedaled, leaving the legislation to die.

The man backpedaled quickly, never seeing Pol'sjo when it whirred down to tag him out.

It was a P.R. disaster, and the bank quickly backpedaled.

Mr. Gorbechev backpedaled quickly, saying that number was just a ballpark estimate.

I backpedaled quickly and plucked it out of the air, earning a "Nice catch!"

O'Halloran lunged at his partner, who lifted his hands and backpedaled quickly out of reach.

Rod backpedaled quickly, trying to find a way to cover his rudeness.

The vampire stepped toward her, and she backpedaled quickly.

The protocol droid backpedaled quickly, arms lifting, muttering its apologies, looking every which way at once.