fall back

Example Sentences

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“I was a print reporter, making a print reporter salary with no trust fund to fall back on,” he said of the essay, titled “My Adult Circumcision.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

So why did Hungary's pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back?

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Bris urged the government to instead continue its reforms of SiS homes, and to strengthen networks around children in institutional care to ensure they do not fall back into criminality on their release.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

When SpaceX lost a pad in 2016 it took 15 months to rebuild it — and SpaceX had other pads to fall back on.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Before they reached Nausicaä’s home, however, that discreet maiden directed Odysseus to fall back and let her and the girls go on alone.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton