Examples of fallback in a Sentence
Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025
An entrée that’s too often a boring fallback for the unadventurous diner is transformed, here, into a clever, dazzling reward.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
So, the sheriff said her deputies will have zero tolerance for anyone firing guns into the air to celebrate the new year, because bullets have to fall back down and that can injure or kill someone.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Black is, after all, a trusty fallback for many of us.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025
An entrée that’s too often a boring fallback for the unadventurous diner is transformed, here, into a clever, dazzling reward.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Verb
Police warn against New Year's celebratory gunfire The department says bullets shot into the air can travel a mile or more before falling back to the ground.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
So, the sheriff said her deputies will have zero tolerance for anyone firing guns into the air to celebrate the new year, because bullets have to fall back down and that can injure or kill someone.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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