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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The high is forecastto drop back to the low 80s on Friday, falling to 68 degrees Saturday.
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Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
Notice that would protect against a drop back to mid-late Q3 2025 levels.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Waits’ last album, Bad as Me, dropped back in 2011 — the same year he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Tree pollen in Austin is forecast to be very high on Wednesday, then climb to extreme levels Thursday through Saturday, before dropping back to very high on Sunday and Monday.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
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Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
Notice that would protect against a drop back to mid-late Q3 2025 levels.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Waits’ last album, Bad as Me, dropped back in 2011 — the same year he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Tree pollen in Austin is forecast to be very high on Wednesday, then climb to extreme levels Thursday through Saturday, before dropping back to very high on Sunday and Monday.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20back. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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