fall back

Example Sentences

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Last month, it left its growth forecast unchanged to account for the impact of the war, and under the assumption that energy prices start to fall back later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

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

Having to fall back would be worse than just accepting my fate now and hopping forward if I proved to be as good a student as I had convinced Mr. Grant I was.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago