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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Overnight temperatures will drop back down to the 50s for the metro area and the mid-40s for northern Minnesota.
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Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 23 May 2026
The descent comes by bicycle, dropping back through emerald rice terraces and village lanes as the island wakes up around you.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
The low Wednesday night is expected to drop back into the mid-50s as cooler weather moves in, NWS forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026
Bonitto, though, explained that Denver already played Elliss at ILB on several third-down packages last year, and lauded his ability to drop back in coverage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
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Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 23 May 2026
The descent comes by bicycle, dropping back through emerald rice terraces and village lanes as the island wakes up around you.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
The low Wednesday night is expected to drop back into the mid-50s as cooler weather moves in, NWS forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026
Bonitto, though, explained that Denver already played Elliss at ILB on several third-down packages last year, and lauded his ability to drop back in coverage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20back. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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