fall back

Example Sentences

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When the trooper, too, began to get teary, Truman fell back on his strongman act of bravado.

From Literature

Meanwhile, oil prices fell back sharply on signs of U.S. and Iran negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Separately, another cautioned that the growing number of low-orbit craft increases the possibility of crashes between objects - which could damage machines or send materials falling back to earth.

From BBC

The twist is that lithium prices have recently fallen back to about $23,000 a ton.

From Barron's

I squawk, nearly falling back into the lake.

From Literature