Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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Noun
Jain isn’t the only board member that is sounding the alarm on VTA’s lack of a fallback plan.—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024 Amid mounting anxiety, there is no fallback plan — beyond trying again and again — if this negotiating round fails.—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Verb
As job growth in California falls back, unemployment rate remains the highest in the country.—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024 Some Ukrainian soldiers, caught totally by surprise, fell back from their positions, and villages that had been liberated nearly two years earlier suddenly came under relentless shelling, forcing hundreds to flee in scenes reminiscent of the early days of the war.—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for fallback
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