fall back

Example Sentences

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This kind of logistical challenge is something Mark Graham has decades of experience to fall back on.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

And now, when Smith doesn’t get a call, he has ABS to fall back on.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

You can’t fall back on that money in an emergency like you could with a retirement account.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Then again, it wouldn’t come with millions of dollars to fall back on, either.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

At the sight Diomedes shuddered and cried to the Greeks to fall back, slowly, however, and with their faces toward the Trojans.

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