fell back; fallen back; falling back; falls back
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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Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
And as one, the outfit is about to become my new fallback for nights out.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Shiffrin generally falls back on her desire to drive her sport to new heights and inspire the next generation.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
But America’s high-tech manufacturing sector isn’t without fallback options.
—Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
And as one, the outfit is about to become my new fallback for nights out.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
And the operating income fell back to $ 129 million, against a year-earlier $404 million.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Shiffrin generally falls back on her desire to drive her sport to new heights and inspire the next generation.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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