drop back
verb
dropped back; dropping back; drops back
1
: retreat
2
: to move straight back from the line of scrimmage
the quarterback drops back to pass
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Examples of drop back in a Sentence
a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back
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However, once Kraven is dropped back off at his home, the film never recovers the excitement of those first few scenes.
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin ends month near $100,000 Bitcoin, which recently made a run at $100,000 before dropping back, briefly rose back above $98,000 but was recently trading around $97,300.
—CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
Bo Nix has had time to throw just about every time he’s dropped back.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
What's next: Daytime temperatures will dip into more normal ranges this weekend, with the mercury dropping back to the 50s and 60s.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin ends month near $100,000 Bitcoin, which recently made a run at $100,000 before dropping back, briefly rose back above $98,000 but was recently trading around $97,300.
—CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
Bo Nix has had time to throw just about every time he’s dropped back.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
What's next: Daytime temperatures will dip into more normal ranges this weekend, with the mercury dropping back to the 50s and 60s.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20back. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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