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
Examples of drop back in a Sentence
a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back
Recent Examples on the Web
The bitcoin price has dropped back from its peak of $110,000 per bitcoin reached in January ahead of U.S. president Donald Trump’s return to the White House (and hit by fears of a mystery new threat).
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
By Lap 10, Verstappen was dropping back from Hamilton, the gap sitting at over a second, but the Dutchman reported on Lap 14 that his tires were dead.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
One is for a 1-2 week rally back to strong retracement, moving average and pivot resistance before a drop back to or below last week’s lows as a bottom is formed similar to 2016.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The cryptocurrency’s value has dropped back toward $80,000 from more than $106,000 in December.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
By Lap 10, Verstappen was dropping back from Hamilton, the gap sitting at over a second, but the Dutchman reported on Lap 14 that his tires were dead.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
One is for a 1-2 week rally back to strong retracement, moving average and pivot resistance before a drop back to or below last week’s lows as a bottom is formed similar to 2016.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The cryptocurrency’s value has dropped back toward $80,000 from more than $106,000 in December.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20back. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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