fell back; fallen back; falling back; falls back
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Examples of fallback in a Sentence
Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
Recent Examples on the Web
Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
The fallback system is isolated from Aurora’s core L4 system, consisting of a secondary computer that can take over operation if a failure occurs in the primary system.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The fallback position is VoIP , voice-over-internet calling.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
He was tasked with briefing arriving infantry troops and conducting reconnaissance missions to scope out fallback locations.
—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
German officials have begun discussing a nuclear fallback plan with the U.K. and France, thanks in large part to Russia's continued aggression as well as former President Trump's pressure on European allies to meet defense spending thresholds, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2024
Getting back to the redundancy in automation topic, Aurora and Conti highlighted that their fallback systems supply built-in redundancies that provide backups in case of component or sensor failure when operating driverlessly.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
At the moment, the password fallback is pretty much universal.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
But the administration and Danco have a fallback argument if the court doesn’t agree.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Alison Pill, who plays Sonia, Vanya’s generous-hearted niece who’s futilely in love with Astrov (William Jackson Harper), the dashing, ecological-minded and alcoholic doctor, has only her unhappiness to fall back on.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
In crisis, desperate families fall back on emergency rooms, where teens often remain for days before a psychiatric bed opens up.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 6 May 2024
One of the keys to the stagnation theory is the idea that persistent wage growth will prevent inflation from falling back to the Fed’s 2% target, which, in turn, could force the central bank to hold interest rates higher for longer, weighing on economic growth.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 3 May 2024
In the center, at the 22-second mark of the video, a small eruption occurs—one that’s actually larger than Earth, showing cooler material being lifted upwards and then mostly falling back down.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Barrymore adds, falling back onto the couch and asking Capshaw for help navigating the transition with her daughter.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Despite strong personal ties between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel has fallen back on its traditional friends in the West for support amid the deepening crisis.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, though, Jackson says he’s enjoyed seeing kids who may have never seen or heard of a pump track before get to experience one for the first time — or simply fall back in love with riding bikes.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Noun
Amid mounting anxiety, there is no fallback plan — beyond trying again and again — if this negotiating round fails.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
The fallback system is isolated from Aurora’s core L4 system, consisting of a secondary computer that can take over operation if a failure occurs in the primary system.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The fallback position is VoIP , voice-over-internet calling.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
He was tasked with briefing arriving infantry troops and conducting reconnaissance missions to scope out fallback locations.
—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
German officials have begun discussing a nuclear fallback plan with the U.K. and France, thanks in large part to Russia's continued aggression as well as former President Trump's pressure on European allies to meet defense spending thresholds, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2024
Getting back to the redundancy in automation topic, Aurora and Conti highlighted that their fallback systems supply built-in redundancies that provide backups in case of component or sensor failure when operating driverlessly.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
At the moment, the password fallback is pretty much universal.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
But the administration and Danco have a fallback argument if the court doesn’t agree.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
Verb
Startled, Kathie fell back in the dirt before realizing the hand belonged to Kandice, who was lying next to her.
—Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Alison Pill, who plays Sonia, Vanya’s generous-hearted niece who’s futilely in love with Astrov (William Jackson Harper), the dashing, ecological-minded and alcoholic doctor, has only her unhappiness to fall back on.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
In crisis, desperate families fall back on emergency rooms, where teens often remain for days before a psychiatric bed opens up.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 6 May 2024
One of the keys to the stagnation theory is the idea that persistent wage growth will prevent inflation from falling back to the Fed’s 2% target, which, in turn, could force the central bank to hold interest rates higher for longer, weighing on economic growth.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 3 May 2024
In the center, at the 22-second mark of the video, a small eruption occurs—one that’s actually larger than Earth, showing cooler material being lifted upwards and then mostly falling back down.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Barrymore adds, falling back onto the couch and asking Capshaw for help navigating the transition with her daughter.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Despite strong personal ties between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel has fallen back on its traditional friends in the West for support amid the deepening crisis.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, though, Jackson says he’s enjoyed seeing kids who may have never seen or heard of a pump track before get to experience one for the first time — or simply fall back in love with riding bikes.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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