fall back

Example Sentences

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"You want to escape that feeling, so you fall back to that bad habit. It becomes a loop."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“When traffic begins to flow we will likely see a fall back in oil prices, but supply stresses will persist as it will take time for oil and gas to reach their final destinations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

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

Door opened his mouth like he was going to let it all fall back into the box, but then closed it again and swallowed.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste