back of
preposition
US, informal
: behind
… stood leaning against a parked car out back of the building …—
Peter Goldman et al.
Peter Goldman et al.They now sit … just two games back of the Yankees in the wild card race.—Steve Buckley
Steve Buckley
Examples of back of in a Sentence
the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
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Fallston had been playing well but unable to find the back of the net.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Whenever Riley has experienced something shameful or bad—getting charged with a tripping penalty in a hockey game, for instance—Joy has been firing the memory of it into the back of Riley’s head via a pinball-launcher-like contraption, essentially burying these parts of her past.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
According to documents from the district attorney, Gallegos and other members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity saw Cerf enter a 2010 Mercedes that was parked in the back of the fraternity house.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Wide-plank wood floors, art- and decorator-friendly white walls and a plethora of recessed lights continue into the great room that runs along the back of the house, overlooking the backyard and swimming pool.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Whenever Riley has experienced something shameful or bad—getting charged with a tripping penalty in a hockey game, for instance—Joy has been firing the memory of it into the back of Riley’s head via a pinball-launcher-like contraption, essentially burying these parts of her past.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
According to documents from the district attorney, Gallegos and other members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity saw Cerf enter a 2010 Mercedes that was parked in the back of the fraternity house.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Wide-plank wood floors, art- and decorator-friendly white walls and a plethora of recessed lights continue into the great room that runs along the back of the house, overlooking the backyard and swimming pool.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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