Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
Recent Examples on the Web
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
In March 2006, the small rocket lifted off for the first time and cleared the launch pad at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands before falling back to Earth and crashing into a reef.—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024 The Astros, though, have more muscle memory of winning on which to fall back than the Mets do.—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for fallback
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'fallback.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Share