fell back; fallen back; falling back; falls back
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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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Either way, Lindgren serves as a solid fallback option and is expected to be one of the league’s best backups.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Even if Showgirl falls back tonight and comes out in the high $20Ms (no one is expecting that number), so what?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Still, Altman admitted that when parents are unreachable, police may become the fallback option.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Either way, Lindgren serves as a solid fallback option and is expected to be one of the league’s best backups.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
While many teams would opt to fall back to deny the opposition space in behind with their defensive line exposed, Barcelona tend to double down, looking to jump up once again to catch the opposition offside.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Even if Showgirl falls back tonight and comes out in the high $20Ms (no one is expecting that number), so what?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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