How to Use drop back in a Sentence
drop back
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The Ravens dropped back to pass 26 more times the rest of the game.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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From there, the hike drops back down to the edge of the cliffs above the ocean.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
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Lows drop back to the mid-20s to near 30 with light wind from the northwest.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
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But the weight soon dropped back down to match the control group.
—New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
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But the weight soon dropped back down to match the control group.
—New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
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They’re dropped back at the station at the end of their work day.
—Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 27 July 2023
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Wednesday night will get a bit cloudy and drop back to the mid-20s.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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Overnight lows drop back to the upper 60s and low 70s again.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
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This has forced Nix to drop back 88 times — tied for fourth most in the league.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024
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If the bill doesn't pass, the child tax credit would drop back to $1,000 at the end of this year.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Since then, chances have dropped back to a nearly 85% chance.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
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DeChambeau missed a three-foot par putt on No. 15 to drop back down.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
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To this, Penner dropped back and hit Andy Reid right between the whiskers.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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In the first quarter, while trailing 3-0, Williams dropped back to pass and tried to flick the ball up the field with a sidearm pass.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2024
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During a full-squad drill, Stafford dropped back and fired a pass more than 40 yards.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
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When the House does elect a speaker, Murray will drop back to third in line.
—Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
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Bo Nix has had time to throw just about every time he’s dropped back.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Tagovailoa dropped back, looked around, then tucked the ball and ran.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2024
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Air Force drops back to pass about as often as Leap Year comes around.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
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After taking the snap, Dobbs dropped back and surveyed the field.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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Friday and Saturday night lows drop back to the low to mid-70s.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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When teams do drop back, Echols makes his presence felt.
—oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2022
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Fourth and one from the Kansas City three-yard line, Justin Herbert dropped back.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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Hurts dropped back to throw it only 30 times in that scenario.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
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Advocaat threw his arms in the air, dropped back into his seat, and wept again.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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By the weekend, high temps will drop back into the 80s.
—Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
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The Griz constantly pumps the rod to get his bait darting forward and then dropping back.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
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Attempts to do so led to Martinez’s side often dropping back and playing quick passes to wingers making runs in behind.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 18 June 2026
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So, with Beverly dropping back in, the sisters finished up their high school days together.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026
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Wilson told the outlet that Junie knows her way home, adding that the cat could be dropped back off at the family's property.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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