fell back; fallen back; falling back; falls back
Synonyms
Examples of fallback in a Sentence
Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
Recent Examples on the Web
Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
The fallback system is isolated from Aurora’s core L4 system, consisting of a secondary computer that can take over operation if a failure occurs in the primary system.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The fallback position is VoIP , voice-over-internet calling.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
He was tasked with briefing arriving infantry troops and conducting reconnaissance missions to scope out fallback locations.
—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
German officials have begun discussing a nuclear fallback plan with the U.K. and France, thanks in large part to Russia's continued aggression as well as former President Trump's pressure on European allies to meet defense spending thresholds, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2024
Getting back to the redundancy in automation topic, Aurora and Conti highlighted that their fallback systems supply built-in redundancies that provide backups in case of component or sensor failure when operating driverlessly.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
At the moment, the password fallback is pretty much universal.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
But the administration and Danco have a fallback argument if the court doesn’t agree.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Super Micro Computer, which soared Tuesday, fell back about 1.7% Wednesday.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
The Milwaukee native and her husband had fallen back in the standings in the last few legs after starting the season with three straight third-place finishes.
—Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Kamara fell back into this technique when a client of hers came to her in need of boho braids in a pinch.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump’s net worth has tumbled by $2 billion since Truth Social stock peaked last month
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group continue to rapidly fall back to Earth, reports my colleague Matt Egan.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Ukraine is expected, at best, to hold the existing front lines in ground fighting this year, but only if a new influx of American weapons arrives, military analysts say, and risks falling back without it.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Chair Jerome Powell and other officials, such as Loretta Mester, president of the Cleveland Fed, have underscored that the main factor in the Fed’s rate-cutting decision is when — or whether — inflation will resume its fall back to the central bank’s 2% target.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Tyler Reddick falls back to seventh, and Alex Bowman moves up to fourth, right behind Gibbs.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2024
Noun
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
The fallback system is isolated from Aurora’s core L4 system, consisting of a secondary computer that can take over operation if a failure occurs in the primary system.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The fallback position is VoIP , voice-over-internet calling.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
He was tasked with briefing arriving infantry troops and conducting reconnaissance missions to scope out fallback locations.
—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
German officials have begun discussing a nuclear fallback plan with the U.K. and France, thanks in large part to Russia's continued aggression as well as former President Trump's pressure on European allies to meet defense spending thresholds, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2024
Getting back to the redundancy in automation topic, Aurora and Conti highlighted that their fallback systems supply built-in redundancies that provide backups in case of component or sensor failure when operating driverlessly.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
At the moment, the password fallback is pretty much universal.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
But the administration and Danco have a fallback argument if the court doesn’t agree.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
Verb
At one point, Nunes briefly looks up at the camera and smiles, before going back to talking to the deceased man as his head keeps falling back, the video shows.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Super Micro Computer, which soared Tuesday, fell back about 1.7% Wednesday.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
The Milwaukee native and her husband had fallen back in the standings in the last few legs after starting the season with three straight third-place finishes.
—Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Kamara fell back into this technique when a client of hers came to her in need of boho braids in a pinch.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump’s net worth has tumbled by $2 billion since Truth Social stock peaked last month
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group continue to rapidly fall back to Earth, reports my colleague Matt Egan.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Ukraine is expected, at best, to hold the existing front lines in ground fighting this year, but only if a new influx of American weapons arrives, military analysts say, and risks falling back without it.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Chair Jerome Powell and other officials, such as Loretta Mester, president of the Cleveland Fed, have underscored that the main factor in the Fed’s rate-cutting decision is when — or whether — inflation will resume its fall back to the central bank’s 2% target.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Tyler Reddick falls back to seventh, and Alex Bowman moves up to fourth, right behind Gibbs.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2024
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