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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The bitcoin price surged to an all-time high on Monday but has dropped back alongside Trump's new memecoin.
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The Ravens dropped back to pass 26 more times the rest of the game.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Once the storms pass, temperatures are expected to drop back down to highs in the 50s and morning lows in the 30s this week, Sweezy said.
—Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Ohio State with the play of the game Andrew Greif
Facing fourth down, just eight yards from tying the game, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers dropped back to pass but fumbled under the pressure of Jack Sawyer, Ewers's former roommate at Ohio State in 2021.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The Ravens dropped back to pass 26 more times the rest of the game.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Once the storms pass, temperatures are expected to drop back down to highs in the 50s and morning lows in the 30s this week, Sweezy said.
—Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Ohio State with the play of the game Andrew Greif
Facing fourth down, just eight yards from tying the game, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers dropped back to pass but fumbled under the pressure of Jack Sawyer, Ewers's former roommate at Ohio State in 2021.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20back. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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