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
Recent Examples on the Web
On Swift’s 2021 Evermore artwork, the 14-time Grammy winner is photographed from behind in an autumnal forest, her braided hair falling down the back of a plaid jacket.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 July 2024
And was Rusty dumb to toss Kyle’s bike into the back of his car?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 July 2024
Glaucoma develops due to damage to your optic nerve, a place in the back of the eye responsible for carrying signals between your eye and brain.1
The way the optic nerve is damaged depends on the type of glaucoma.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 3 July 2024
Once on the sidewalk, the fight became physical and Brathwaite allegedly stabbed Ayers twice in the back of the head, leaving the Harlem resident with two puncture wounds.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 July 2024
And was Rusty dumb to toss Kyle’s bike into the back of his car?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 July 2024
Glaucoma develops due to damage to your optic nerve, a place in the back of the eye responsible for carrying signals between your eye and brain.1
The way the optic nerve is damaged depends on the type of glaucoma.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 3 July 2024
Once on the sidewalk, the fight became physical and Brathwaite allegedly stabbed Ayers twice in the back of the head, leaving the Harlem resident with two puncture wounds.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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