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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Bitcoin has dropping back from its all-time high of over $100,000 in the last week as BlackRock quietly confirmed a worrying bitcoin bombshell.
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Even after that successful rushing touchdown on a first down, the rest of the first half was oddly spent having Allen drop back to pass.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
The weather service called for chances of snow and freezing rain starting as early as 5 a.m. Tuesday, when temperatures drop back down to a low of 25 degrees.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
The Packers had the ball and a 34-24 lead with less than three minutes remaining when Favre dropped back to pass from his own 42.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Even after that successful rushing touchdown on a first down, the rest of the first half was oddly spent having Allen drop back to pass.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
The weather service called for chances of snow and freezing rain starting as early as 5 a.m. Tuesday, when temperatures drop back down to a low of 25 degrees.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
The Packers had the ball and a 34-24 lead with less than three minutes remaining when Favre dropped back to pass from his own 42.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20back. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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