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Use fall-back in a sentence

Definition of fall back:

  • (verb) fall backwards and down
  • (verb) hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  • (verb) move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
  • (verb) retreat
  • (verb) have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
  • (verb) go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

Sentence Examples:

He summarized, falling back into his student dialect.

She must fall back into her true position.

Falling back in his chair, in utter despair.

They tried to fall back upon the tunnel.

Then you must fall back into the road.

At dawn began the slow falling-back upon Vicksburg.

He could only fall back on the commonplace.

Grant was forced to fall back to Memphis.

Pemberton was falling back at the same time.

They stare at one another; Margaret falls back.

The regiment had been obliged to fall back.

He had his benevolence to fall back upon.

He demanded, falling back to his former position.

There is always that to fall back upon.

What a support I was falling back upon!

I bid him cease, and fall back exhausted.

They fall back into the world of sleep.

"And we shall fall back upon the earth!"

You have always the Review to fall back upon.

We are told to fall back upon this example.

My voice refuses to fall back upon the ear.

Falls back overcome in an armchair near the table.

I'll have to fall back into prose to finish.

It became necessary to fall back on the continent.

She had no one here to fall back upon.

Said Harry, falling back on another line of defense.

Now we can fall back upon our main thought.

We ought to have something to fall back on.

I can fall back on that at a pinch.

Cried Madame de Sauve, falling back in her chair.

I have no family business to fall back on.

He has no country on which to fall back.

You are going to fall back into the theater!

They refuse us votes, we fall back on riot.

It has to fall back upon a shorter line.

I never thought we should make you fall back.

He had no one now to fall back upon.

"Then why not fall back to the left?"

Afterwards the Canadians had had to fall back.

Objected conscience, falling back upon its old position.

There's the yellow satin to fall back upon.

They fall back on that for winter feed.

They could always fall back on the language.

Gasped the man, falling back in his chair.

I'm continually falling back on the old ones.

He was falling back, closely followed by Pond.

She attempts to rise, but falls back helpless.

White men were falling back from the towers.

Demanded the old man, falling back a step.

Says I under my breath, and falls back.

Their own army would be falling back meanwhile.

Added the boy, falling back on his pillows.

Muller straightened and let the leaves fall back.

And falling back, he breathed his last sigh.

She tries to rise, but falls back groaning.

Almost simultaneously, the Rebels decided to fall back.

There was always that to fall back on.

Gray smiled and let his head fall back.

They've got the soldiers to fall back on.

We've always had that to fall back on.

"Damn it, what is falling back but retreating!"

There was always that to fall back upon.

They had to fall back along the corridor.

Falling back, they found themselves near their camping-place.

He asked, half rising and falling back disappointed.

It's all she had to fall back on.

She had her dreams to fall back upon.

The child falls back into its mother's bosom.

Boethius falls back upon his present sense of misery.

Impossible after this to fall back on Coercion Bills.

I suppose I must fall back on direct action.

Then he falls back again on the pillow, exhausted.

The soldiers fall back with a feeling of awe.

We may have to fall back beyond the river.

I hear that the king's army is falling back.

He had fully expected to see them fall back.

They are safe and fall back to their den.

We made emphatic gestures for them to fall back.

We had to fall back on the mineral kingdom.

We are rapidly falling back into the old ways!

There is no over-imposed director to fall back on.

Ejaculated Billy, falling back in her chair a little.

He falls back into his chair with a groan.

Russia had vast reserves on which to fall back.

Continued Lady Adela, falling back on to safer ground.

We had no such reserves to fall back upon.

I suppose he could fall back on the Bar.

"Fall back" is the imperative order which he receives.

The needle then falls back to the zero point.

And he had no money to fall back on.

Despairing of men, he falls back on what St.

It's rumored we are to fall back this evening.

Said my uncle, falling back a step or two.

They appeared to fall back temporarily in sheer disorder.

She advanced again, and again had to fall back.

We must be falling back to the sands now.

We must fall back on that at close quarters.

They fall back opposite blocks, in front of books.

"It will be a trifle to fall back upon."

I fall back on myself and I discover what?