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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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
The agency described the effort as part of a broader push to drive compliance with tighter federal identification rules while preserving a fallback for those without acceptable documents.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
Matt Richardson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
His breakthrough at the 1979 Masters came in a playoff with Tom Watson and Ed Sneed, who bogeyed the final three holes to fall back into a tie.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Survival is the new fallback mode.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
The agency described the effort as part of a broader push to drive compliance with tighter federal identification rules while preserving a fallback for those without acceptable documents.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Mortgage rates in recent months have fallen to, slightly risen and fallen back to 3-year lows.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
His breakthrough at the 1979 Masters came in a playoff with Tom Watson and Ed Sneed, who bogeyed the final three holes to fall back into a tie.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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