fall back

Example Sentences

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"So we're having to fall back to some other alternate means."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

After that it can be just as quick, and often simpler, to stay on course around the Moon and fall back to Earth, Orion programme manager Howard Hu said before the launch.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

If workers are patient, or unsuccessful, inflation may fall back to pre-war rates even without a rise in borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Norris never had that to fall back on.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

I'd been purposely avoiding it because books are what I always fall back on, and I needed to branch out.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English