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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PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
And when swinging hard wasn’t working, her fallback plan was something other than swinging even harder.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
If the Bronx Bombers fail to add Eugenio Suárez, who's likely their top target at third base, falling back on a reunion with Kiner-Falefa would be a fine option.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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Noun
The only fallback back is that the controller is wired.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
And when swinging hard wasn’t working, her fallback plan was something other than swinging even harder.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Verb
No falling back on last season for bbref now — the daily 1,000 simulations are based entirely on this season and have the Tigers at 94.7 wins, down from … 94.9 last week.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
If the Bronx Bombers fail to add Eugenio Suárez, who's likely their top target at third base, falling back on a reunion with Kiner-Falefa would be a fine option.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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