fall back

Example Sentences

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Norris never had that to fall back on.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

This higher price equilibrium reflects lingering concerns among some analysts that the Strait of Hormuz will need to be fully opened for oil prices to fall back to levels seen before the Iran war began.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

But when times get tough, Ukrainians can still fall back to the village.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Was it easy to fall back into your rhythms?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

At this point, zero out of the two are complete—and I don’t even have an excuse to fall back on.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer