How to Use fall behind in a Sentence

fall behind

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  • Near the end of the race, one of our group started to fall behind.
    — Maureen Burke, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • But by not focusing on growth, Chicago has been falling behind.
    — Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • When competitors are making moves, standing still can feel like falling behind.
    — Mike Biwer, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Yet falling behind on payments could result in a vicious cycle of debt, experts say.
    — Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • These days, cryotherapy and cupping are high on his list of favorites, while cold plunges have notably fallen behind.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
  • Stocks sank on that surge in yields, as investors questioned whether the central bank was falling behind in its inflation fight.
    — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Is the American Dream still about getting ahead, or just about not falling behind?
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Leclerc fell behind Hamilton on the opening lap and never challenged the front-runners.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Colombia fell behind after two rounds of the shootout but tied it, only to miss on the fourth attempt, and that proved decisive.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Yields spiked, as investors worried that the Fed was falling behind on its against inflation.
    — Sarah Min,hugh Leask,justina Lee,tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 29 July 2026
  • This approach can cause companies to fall behind their competitors.
    — Muhammad Muzammil Rawjani, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The Padres fell behind early and stranded runners throughout.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Despite fears before kick-off that this game would be a no-contest, Algeria fell behind twice and fought back to equalise.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • If their knowledge stays in meetings or Slack threads, the rest of the organization falls behind.
    — Panos Siozos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • That France have not fallen behind once at this World Cup is a testament to their brilliance.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • In recent polls, Rodriguez had fallen behind Barnes and Hong by a wide margin.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026
  • After falling behind, the Argentines made a furious push to tie the game.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
  • In other words, even if real wages had kept up with productivity, workers would have still fallen behind.
    — Peter Georgescu, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Young women are falling behind young men in the entry-level job market—and AI isn’t the main culprit.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Raleigh fell behind 0-2 in the count but worked a nine-pitch walk that scored Crawford and chased Ureña (5-7).
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The Red Sox falling behind early was one of several recurring themes of the series.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Shares have dropped about 24% over the past 12 months on concerns that the company has fallen behind in the AI race.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • While many of these functions are still necessary, this model has fallen behind in how modern enterprises operate.
    — Paul Zolfaghari, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • After getting broken to fall behind 2-4 in the third, Djokovic attempted to knock a ball back to the ball boy, who was crouched beside the umpire’s chair.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Companies that don’t experiment and implement will fall behind.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Muncy fell behind 0-2 and with a 2-2 count on the seventh pitch drove a hanging slider into the right-field second deck for his 18th home run.
    — ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • For the first time, the 2026 Home Run Derby falls behind Netflix’s paywall.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • The Royals led 3-0 through four innings, fell behind after giving up four runs in the fifth before going back ahead on Massey's blast to right.
    — ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Trevino fell behind 0-2 before working the count full and hitting his first homer since June 8, 2025.
    — ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Philadelphia scored three unanswered goals after falling behind 2-0 despite playing with a man advantage for more than an hour.
    — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

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