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

And Meta, unlike its big-tech peers, has little to fall back on if that ad business reaches its limits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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

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

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

I bat his hand away, and he lets it fall back to his side.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day