Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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Noun
Stearns knew there was offensive upside, but without knowing what Starling Marte was capable of after his groin injuries, Taylor became a fallback option.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024 If a contract doesn’t include a ruble fallback, however, it will be considered a de facto default.—Carla Norrlof, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2022
Verb
Under that scenario, the case would fall back into Chutkan’s hands.—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 June 2024 This will cause temperatures to fall back a bit for the end of the week, but hot conditions will quickly rebound on Sunday.—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for fallback
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