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
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Examples of back of in a Sentence
the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
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That includes the multi-billion-dollar RCS business messaging industry that is flying off the back of Apple’s take-up and which now needs to watch and wait to see what happens next.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Something thick and heavy settles at the back of my throat.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Mangione was wearing a blue surgical mask like the alleged shooter was seen wearing in New York City surveillance footage and seated at the back of the restaurant using a laptop.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Mangione was wearing the signature blue surgical mask the shooter was wearing in New York City surveillance footage and seated at the back of the restaurant using a laptop, the Altoona Police Department complaint added.
—Michael Loria, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Something thick and heavy settles at the back of my throat.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Mangione was wearing a blue surgical mask like the alleged shooter was seen wearing in New York City surveillance footage and seated at the back of the restaurant using a laptop.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Mangione was wearing the signature blue surgical mask the shooter was wearing in New York City surveillance footage and seated at the back of the restaurant using a laptop, the Altoona Police Department complaint added.
—Michael Loria, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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