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
Examples of drop back in a Sentence
a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back
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Mortgage rates are currently in the high 6% range, and a drop back to the pandemic-era sub-3% levels is considered unrealistic by economists.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
As moisture increases later this week, a cooling trend will commence with temperatures dropping back into the normal range by Friday.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The throw to Sherfield, for one, was perfectly placed in the bread basket, and Stidham finished 14 of 15 for 136 yards and a couple of scores in a near-flawless performance dropping back.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
Few held him responsible for Southampton’s drop back to the Championship, and many saw his decision to play, rather than be Raya’s understudy, as the right one.
—Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
As moisture increases later this week, a cooling trend will commence with temperatures dropping back into the normal range by Friday.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The throw to Sherfield, for one, was perfectly placed in the bread basket, and Stidham finished 14 of 15 for 136 yards and a couple of scores in a near-flawless performance dropping back.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
Few held him responsible for Southampton’s drop back to the Championship, and many saw his decision to play, rather than be Raya’s understudy, as the right one.
—Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for drop back
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20back. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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