Example Sentences

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By now, though, many have exhausted those fallbacks and fallen into debt.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023

And the usual fallbacks when stage shows are scarce — television, film, even waiting tables — are unavailable during this phase of the pandemic.

From New York Times • May 7, 2020

He added that “even with the fallbacks, we are not sure we’ll have enough to get to Sunday of this week.”

From Fox News • Apr. 20, 2020

Her fallbacks, Target and Walmart, were no better.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2020

If Smoak bombs out, well, they would have Montero and Jaso as fallbacks at first.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2012