fall back

Example Sentences

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When those precise systems break down, however, cells may fall back on a less reliable emergency option.

From Science Daily

“It’s based on what they want their spending to be. It’s aspirational. Then they fall back into their bad habits.”

From MarketWatch

Crucially, and unlike many of his team-mates, he does not have franchise commitments to fall back upon.

From BBC

He briefly overtook Hassett in prediction markets this month before falling back to second place.

From BBC

"If all else fails, I've got golf to fall back on," she added.

From BBC