pullback
noun
pull·back
ˈpu̇l-ˌbak 
: a pulling back
especially
: an orderly withdrawal of troops from a position or area
Examples of pullback in a Sentence
a pullback in consumer spending
the pullback was necessary so that the commanders could reorganize their units and reassess the situation
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The pullbacks usually happen very quickly, however, in just a median of 17 days.
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Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Two major pullbacks during the uptrend phase, in October 2023 and March 2025, saw this health care name find support at an ascending 40-week moving average.
—David Keller, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Of course, the Canadian industry has seen earlier pullbacks in Hollywood production expenditures, including around the Canadian loonie trading at par with the American greenback in 2007 and 2008 and due to industry shutdowns at the height of the pandemic and around the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
Economists were expecting claims to move higher to 238,000, according to FactSet.
The US labor market has cooled significantly during the past year, and the pullback in job growth has largely been attributed to employers reining in hiring rather than conducting mass layoffs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
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Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Two major pullbacks during the uptrend phase, in October 2023 and March 2025, saw this health care name find support at an ascending 40-week moving average.
—David Keller, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Of course, the Canadian industry has seen earlier pullbacks in Hollywood production expenditures, including around the Canadian loonie trading at par with the American greenback in 2007 and 2008 and due to industry shutdowns at the height of the pandemic and around the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
Economists were expecting claims to move higher to 238,000, according to FactSet.
The US labor market has cooled significantly during the past year, and the pullback in job growth has largely been attributed to employers reining in hiring rather than conducting mass layoffs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pullback
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“Pullback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pullback. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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