fell back
Example Sentences
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Farah's model suggests that some of the material blasted outward by the explosion later fell back toward the newborn magnetar, forming an accretion disk.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Russell managed to pass Verstappen on lap nine before the four-time champion fell back into the clutches of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who moved past the Red Bull a lap later.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The dollar and Treasury yields rose while gold fell back below $4,000 a troy ounce and Bitcoin hovered above a 21-month low, as rate-hike expectations continued to weigh on nonyielding assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
But last week’s sharp 5% correction was heavily concentrated in high-volume tech stocks, and so cumulative volume fell back sharply and has not regained enough to make new all-time highs.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
When she had to give up on that dream, she fell back on chemistry.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
