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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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Black is, after all, a trusty fallback for many of us.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025
Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
One of the men, Christian Corea, 19, fell back into the car after he was shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
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Noun
If the Jets aren’t able to draft Lemon, Conception would be a great fallback option.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Black is, after all, a trusty fallback for many of us.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025
Verb
In the United States, clocks fell back, too, making nights longer still.
—Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
One of the men, Christian Corea, 19, fell back into the car after he was shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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