falling back

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

These may include material falling back toward the magnetar and collisions between the expanding blast wave and matter expelled by the star centuries before it exploded.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

While the conflict appears to be slowing economic growth, it is also reigniting inflation, which had been falling back from the surge that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The world’s largest crypto traded as high as $76,094 on Tuesday, before falling back to around $74,333 in the afternoon, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The benchmark UK gas price also jumped by 6% to 143.53p a therm before falling back below the 140p mark.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

That’s how he holds his cabinet meetings, walking briskly, each minister getting his turn at being grilled, then falling back, gladly giving up his place to the next one on line.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez