fall back
Example Sentences
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Crude prices fell back slightly after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. might “unsanction” Iranian oil that is already at sea, in an interview with Fox Business.
From Barron's
Crude prices fell back slightly after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. might “unsanction” Iranian oil that is already at sea, in an interview with Fox Business.
From Barron's
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
Both horses reared and liked to fall back on Lloyd and Dad.
From Literature
“Brightwood, do you hear me? My god, do you hear me? I need to tell the Forty-Eighth to fall back, immediately, or men are going to die.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
