How to Use drop back in a Sentence

drop back

verb
  • The price later dropped back down.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Don, which dropped back in May.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Noah Grubbs dropped back to pass and rolled to his right.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
  • But the weight soon dropped back down to match the control group.
    New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
  • From there, the hike drops back down to the edge of the cliffs above the ocean.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
  • No one has dropped back more over the last two years than Nix.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
  • They’re dropped back at the station at the end of their work day.
    Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 27 July 2023
  • Too flat and your head drops back; too thick and your chin juts forward.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • With the clock winding down, Venice dropped back to pass.
    Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Altmyer took the snap and dropped back to pass.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Since then, chances have dropped back to a nearly 85% chance.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The Ravens dropped back to pass 26 more times the rest of the game.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Wednesday night will get a bit cloudy and drop back to the mid-20s.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Tagovailoa dropped back, looked around, then tucked the ball and ran.
    Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2024
  • This has forced Nix to drop back 88 times — tied for fourth most in the league.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024
  • But Polk was flagged for holding while Dart was dropped back to pass.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The pump should turn off after the water level drops back down.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hurts dropped back to throw it only 30 times in that scenario.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Temps will drop back into the low 30s next weekend.
    Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • They both were fitted for medium tires, dropping back in the field.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • By the weekend, high temps will drop back into the 80s.
    Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • Wentz dropped back, planted his back foot and uncorked a missile.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The cats are fixed and then dropped back off where they were originally caught.
    Magali Gauthier, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • If your head drops back or your chin pushes forward, the pillow height is wrong.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Advocaat threw his arms in the air, dropped back into his seat, and wept again.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Fields dropped back four straight times on New York’s final four plays of the game.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Lows drop back to the mid-20s to near 30 with light wind from the northwest.
    Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The United States has very clearly dropped back.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
  • During a full-squad drill, Stafford dropped back and fired a pass more than 40 yards.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • On Sunday, Maye dropped back again near the same midfield spot.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2026

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