How to Use background in a Sentence

background

1 of 2 noun

• Objects in the foreground are drawn larger than those in the background.
• Let me provide you with some background on this problem.
• An ethnic conflict that was simmering away in the background finally erupted into civil war.
• The background is a mashup of mother-of-pearl and aventurine.
  — Carol Bresler, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
• A lot of my voice memos have the bath running in the background.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
• His legs melt into the green portion of the background of the canvas.
  — Emily Lordi, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• That is something that would have been able to pop on a background check.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
• Simply ease those thoughts to the background and return to your mantra.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
• There is some background on Idol himself in the film, but to a much lesser degree.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
• Are there no background checks for Danish prison guards?
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
• The reviewer also points out that the cream background gives the pillows a vintage feel.
  — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2024
• Friends were unwilling to go through the lengthy background check process the program requires.
  — Eleanore Catolico, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2024
• In fact, their musical background helped to shape hers.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• An arch with Chicago’s name printed in large Bratz purple font stood in the background.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• But pizza in the United States has since had a glow-up, and many chefs with fine-dining backgrounds are now at the helm of their own pie shops.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2023
• The younger Carroll has a notable background with wide receivers.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
• Some background: Swift is, for all intents and purposes, at the height of her career.
  — WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
• Did your own background as a member of the Parsi community help with the role?
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
• Both the lighting and music are soft, though, creating a background as soothing as the food.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• Fischman, who has a background in tax law, looked through the committee’s records and found one payment to the IRS over the two-year period.
  — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2023
• Sarah Ann has since moved in with him, which is why the background of all her recent TikTok videos looked familiar.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
• Born and raised in Philly, Mims’ fashion and fine arts background laid the foundation for her venture into leather goods.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 June 2023
• The backgrounds have some detail, but even with its later iteration, there was a stock feeling to the game.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
• The one from the school district provided some background: The fight on Feb. 7 involved several students at the high school.
  — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
• The background of the pristine shoreline and azure sea are lush tropical greenery and large boulders.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
• The background of the case Jury selection is to begin Tuesday in the father's trial.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024
• Georges recently spoke about her background and getting the pilot brewery off the ground.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2023
• Salb was able to position the insect on a stick and isolate it from the background, showing off the intricacies of its back.
  — Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
• In recent days, lots of users checked their TV, tablet, or phone to find the streaming app had a new logo — the iconic Disney blue replaced by a glowing green background.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
• Taylor admitted to lying about her marijuana use on her background check to purchase the gun used in the shooting and failing to keep the weapon from her son.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024

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background

2 of 2 verb

• Poynter has more details about the companies involved and background on some of the events that led to the deal.
  — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2022
• Wouldn’t background guys Joakim Noah or Marreese Speights have been a better fit?
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
• Winsor notes her presence as a third helping hand and background in golf as a major help for the team.
  — Koki Riley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2020
• In Mr Saadawi’s story, set in 2005, the Americans are reduced to background noise.
  — The Economist, 15 Feb. 2018
• Visa winners are then subjected to background checks that can last for months.
  — Author: Linda Qiu, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2018
• Digital overtook live and background for the first time to become the second largest income stream.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Oct. 2021
• Spring smells the same every year, and that scent is sharpest when the season is new — before the smell grows familiar and is relegated to background noise.
  — Genevieve Fullan, Longreads, 12 Apr. 2022
• The plot of the show was brilliant, and on top of that, there were endless amounts of people, from main characters to background characters, wearing the best outfits.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 22 Nov. 2022
• Spooner-Gomez prepares in-house marketing with fliers about the student and their dish then shares background on the meals with faculty.
  — Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
• On Friday, Abbott specifically pointed to background checks and efforts to keep guns out of the hands of people who may pose a risk to those around them.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 May 2018
• And, unlike Hodge, Ratley doesn’t have the special teams background to consider.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2020
• But sometimes people only saw her gender or background and not her skill.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2020
• Much of the four-part series' first episode is devoted to background information.
  — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2021
• Would background checks beyond those that already exist help?
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 May 2022
• Marra was accustomed to background noise on his fiber optics.
  — Eric Hand, Science | AAAS, 14 June 2018
• The company also revamped its approach to background checks.
  — Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 14 July 2022
• The tropical fruit flavors of the Guatemalan natural were reduced to background notes, though there was a lovely hint of dark chocolate bitterness.
  — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2021
• After that, the stars will meander relative to background quasars unless astronomers dispatch a follow-up mission to remap the sky.
  — Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS, 24 Nov. 2020
• How did your own personal stories and background with religion play into the building of your novels?
  — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 2 June 2021
• His special teams background surely helped, the G-Men covering an onside kick in the final minute far more effectively than, say, the Falcons would.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
• We aren’t opposed to background checks or regulating large magazines or bump stocks, but no one should think these will stop a determined killer.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017
• As the name implies, the feature minimizes background noise that might otherwise be picked up through your device’s microphone.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 23 May 2022
• If the media jack up everything to 11, from Putin to family separation to a Michael Cohen tape about a Playboy model, then much of the coverage gets reduced to background noise.
  — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 31 July 2018
• Another big change comes to background tabs, which won't show as individual tabs anymore.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2018
• On the Ranch's other website, there is no information on the horses or weight restrictions, just information on the services offered and background on the ranch itself.
  — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 13 June 2022
• But more than anything, Swift gets to play with her attitude, dropping in signature vocal quirks over the toe-tapping beat, backgrounded by a chorus of dramatic sighs.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 23 Aug. 2019
• The measures limit purchases of handguns to one each month; require that gun buyers submit to background checks; and allow local governments to ban guns in parks and public buildings.
  — New York Times, 20 Jan. 2020
• Inside an 80-foot-tall chamber on Lockheed Martin’s Denver-area campus, backgrounded by red-rock ridges, stands a hulking spacecraft.
  — Sarah Scoles, WIRED, 12 July 2018
• Significant changes to background checks, age restrictions and bump stock restrictions have passed in states like Florida, Oregon and Vermont this year.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 4 May 2018
• The 2007 consent decree with the state didn’t explicitly mention a specific environmental standard, though Hirsch says the mandate was in effect for a cleanup to background levels.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024