fall back

Example Sentences

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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

Economists say a prolonged conflict could see consumer prices peak at 4.8% in 2027, while in a less adverse scenario inflation could fall back to the ECB’s 2% target next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

She’d do what her parents had suggested, send it back, fall back into them to become a three again.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi