back of
preposition
US, informal
: behind
… stood leaning against a parked car out back of the building …—
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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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The soil in those pots may be anything from potting mix, which is good, to heavy soil dug up from the back of the greenhouse or even pure sphagnum moss.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Those two unpredictable factors are now squeezing the back of the store, where the pharmacy is, as well as the front.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead, the confidence of carrying momentum began to swell in the back of my mind.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
In addition to lower back pain, sciatica can cause pain in your hip, the back of your thigh, and down your leg.
—Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Those two unpredictable factors are now squeezing the back of the store, where the pharmacy is, as well as the front.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead, the confidence of carrying momentum began to swell in the back of my mind.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
In addition to lower back pain, sciatica can cause pain in your hip, the back of your thigh, and down your leg.
—Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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