drops back

present tense third-person singular of drop back

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drops back Gunner Stockton #14 of the Georgia Bulldogs drops back to pass during the third quarter of the spring G Day game at Sanford Stadium on April 12, 2025 in Athens, Georgia. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 However, Gentz continued, if one assumed About You had been part of the Zalando group last year as well, then 2025 guidance for revenue growth drops back to between 4 percent and 7 percent over the full year. Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops back
Verb
  • Cabaret is cutting its Broadway run short as star Billy Porter withdraws from the production.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Innovation fades, and the team quietly withdraws.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The controversy may also have inspired Colleen Hoover's upcoming novel, about a writer who retreats after online backlash about a film adaptation.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Their summer break included a visit to Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where the royal family traditionally retreats in August.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Visiting cargo spacecraft — historically Russia's Progress spacecraft — typically push the ISS higher from the Earth's orbit periodically, when the facility naturally falls back to the planet.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Over millions of years, the gas that was pushed out falls back in, and the warm gas cools again.
    Shreejaya Karantha, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At first, the bison ignores him, but eventually approaches the man, who quickly backs away to keep a safe distance.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Even Tana French’s latest crime novels have featured a cop who retires due to the systemic racism of his previous job.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Sink retires after more than 30 years in the energy industry, holding leadership roles in both business operations and financial management.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Drops back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drops%20back. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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