fall back
Example Sentences
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It’s easy enough in theory to fall back on the principle, “well, too bad — let this be a lesson to you!”
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
He has his summer job from last year, as a dock hand for a ferry, to fall back on, he said, but that’s not quite the same.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Once airborne, microplastics can also fall back to Earth, adding to pollution in oceans and soils around the world.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
We think 10-year yields can fall back toward 4% over coming weeks.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
“Gwydion orders us to fall back immediately,” the bard went on in great excitement.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
