drop back
verb
dropped back; dropping back; drops back
1
: retreat
2
: to move straight back from the line of scrimmage
the quarterback drops back to pass
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Examples of drop back in a Sentence
a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back
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There is a limit to how far the Premiere 9 can go in this respect; the very loudest and most dense soundtrack moments can cause the sound to start congesting, while bass can sometimes drop back a little under extreme duress.
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John Archer, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
With the ball on the Ravens’ 30-yard line, quarterback Joe Flacco took the snap, dropped back to pass, then stepped up and threw a mile-high pass in Mile High Stadium.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024
Last year, the total dropped back down to 7 fatalities — still above the levels of four each in 2020 and 2021.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
Friday and Saturday night lows drop back to the low to mid-70s.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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John Archer, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
With the ball on the Ravens’ 30-yard line, quarterback Joe Flacco took the snap, dropped back to pass, then stepped up and threw a mile-high pass in Mile High Stadium.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024
Last year, the total dropped back down to 7 fatalities — still above the levels of four each in 2020 and 2021.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
Friday and Saturday night lows drop back to the low to mid-70s.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20back. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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