How to Use back burner in a Sentence

back burner

noun

• The show’s high points pushed thoughts of the pandemic to the back burner.
  — Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2020
• For five weeks, Rongstad placed her life on the back burner.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2022
• If the latter's the case, put the purchase on the back burner for the time being.
  — Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2021
• Amid the fallout, Netflix put the Smith movie Fast and Loose on the back burner.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2022
• Now, that's on the back burner as the district fast-tracks plans for a K-12 online school.
  — Erin Golden, Star Tribune, 16 Feb. 2021
• That addition at one time had a grant that fell through, and the plan was put on the back burner.
  — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2021
• The subject of divorce now is well and truly on the back burner.
  — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
• Plans to unveil more in new cities remain on the back burner for now.
  — John Kell, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2021
• But this all gets put on the back burner by the end of the episode, when Ben once again turns up dead—for real this time.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 10 Aug. 2023
• Take on learning a new skill that has been sitting on the back burner.
  — Mark Nevins, Forbes, 13 May 2022
• The government’s Plan B remains on the back burner for now.
  — New York Times, 21 Oct. 2021
• Live concerts may still be on the back burner at the moment, but don’t fret—a night of music is on its way!
  — Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 15 Apr. 2021
• Work on the song began more than a year ago and it was temporarily put on the back burner.
  — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2022
• Those plans were never realized, and the idea has remained on the back burner for decades.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
• As for Master Raymond's story, that's on the back burner for now.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 18 May 2022
• Everything has just been put on the back burner as far as live is concerned.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2021
• Sweet Trekkie Ben has been through the ringer with Marco as the back burner option in a painful love triangle.
  — Michel Ghanem, ELLE, 23 June 2023
• For some artists, that may mean putting music on the back burner entirely.
  — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2022
• Put your big decisions about end-of-the-year tax strategies on the back burner until next week.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2020
• The menu item will sit on the back burner until Servín can afford a second fryer.
  — Adán Medrano, Chron, 26 July 2022
• Friendships, ready to be moved up to one of the front burners after simmering on the back burner for decades.
  — Jennifer McGuire, refinery29.com, 13 Dec. 2021
• And who isn’t thankful that the kicker drama has been pushed to the back burner as Cairo Santos has now made 14 straight field goals?
  — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2020
• Concerns about safety aspects can at times be placed on the back burner.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 June 2021
• In Charleston, like much of the South, conversation around race tends to simmer on the back burner.
  — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022
• During the divorce, Deb says home maintenance has been put on the back burner.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
• Buckingham Palace could further push him to the back burner.
  — Max Colchester, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022
• That doesn't mean your existence must be spartan, but your desires could need to sit on the back burner for a bit.
  — Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
• Put your love life on the back burner and focus on achieving your goals, but don’t ignore a partner’s needs.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2021
• Now, the Communist Party is putting its campaign on the back burner.
  — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
• Jack's in comparatively good shape, so his care is put on the back burner.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024