fall back
Example Sentences
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Without a large increase in rotation after each encounter, the time required for the stripped material to fall back toward the black hole remains relatively steady.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
This relic of combustion awakens in the morning with the refinement of a coffee grinder, winding at around 3,000 rpm until the catalytic converter heats up and the revs fall back to idle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Retirees often have other sources of retirement income to fall back on, such as Social Security, maybe a pension, maybe part-time work.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Originally part of a 2025 mission to launch a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies, the rocket was supposed to fall back to Earth.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Bess opens her arms, and I fall back into them.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
