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
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From there, the hike drops back down to the edge of the cliffs above the ocean.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
The phase-out begins at $250,000 of income for single filers and $500,000 for joint filers, and the deduction eventually drops back to $10,000 for the highest earners.
—Robert Green, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Mason Rudolph #2 of the Pittsburgh Steelers drops back to pass during the first quarter of a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on August 16, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
May 15, 2025 In downtown Los Angeles, meanwhile, temperatures are expected to climb from the low 80s on Monday to the mid-80s on Tuesday and finally to the low 90s on Wednesday, before dropping back to the high-80s on Thursday.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
The phase-out begins at $250,000 of income for single filers and $500,000 for joint filers, and the deduction eventually drops back to $10,000 for the highest earners.
—Robert Green, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Mason Rudolph #2 of the Pittsburgh Steelers drops back to pass during the first quarter of a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on August 16, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
May 15, 2025 In downtown Los Angeles, meanwhile, temperatures are expected to climb from the low 80s on Monday to the mid-80s on Tuesday and finally to the low 90s on Wednesday, before dropping back to the high-80s on Thursday.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for drop back
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20back. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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