fell back; fallen back; falling back; falls back
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Examples of fallback in a Sentence
Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
Also in attendance were Nina Dobrev, Billie Lourd, Alex Edelman, Donald De Line and Jim Rash, with the latter co-starring in Fly Me to the Moon as a filmmaker hired to help stage the moon landing as a fallback plan.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024
CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Ether, meanwhile, earlier fell back to prices previously seen at the turn of the year.
—Suvashree Ghosh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The excellent back-of-steering-wheel controls Chrysler vehicles pioneered make up for that, but there’s no fallback to store or select seating positions.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
Also in attendance were Nina Dobrev, Billie Lourd, Alex Edelman, Donald De Line and Jim Rash, with the latter co-starring in Fly Me to the Moon as a filmmaker hired to help stage the moon landing as a fallback plan.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024
Verb
So, Hocker fell back and wound up for another try with about 50 meters left.
—CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Ether, meanwhile, earlier fell back to prices previously seen at the turn of the year.
—Suvashree Ghosh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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