fall back on
Example Sentences
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But at least Germany had the safety net of penalties, and could fall back on a perfect 100% World Cup shootout record of played four, won four.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
When imagination fails, the boys fall back on “formats”—copy-and-paste scripts traded online and passed phone to phone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
You can’t fall back on that money in an emergency like you could with a retirement account.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
It’s easy enough in theory to fall back on the principle, “well, too bad — let this be a lesson to you!”
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
As writers, then, we should try to get into our readers’ heads and be mindful of how easy it is to fall back on parochial jargon and private abstractions.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
