How to Use rear in a Sentence

rear

1 of 3 verb
  • Over the ridge, the spire of a tiny chapel rears its head.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The living room runs from the front to rear of the home.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2022
  • Most EVs are close to 50-50 front to rear, as this one is.
    John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The foldable iPads are more likely to rear their heads in the next few years than the iPhone.
    Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
  • But in the last hours of the last day, a massive marlin reared its spear-like head.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 20 June 2023
  • The bull stopped beneath him, reared itself up, and gored him then and there.
    Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • But the healthy caveat is a problem that's rearing its head again.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Here’s hoping the Curse won’t rear its ugly head this year.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • Questions about Afghanistan and its people made Biden rear up and dig in.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The Browns got the win but came away with some injuries that could rear their ugly heads next week.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Due to heavy traffic, the eggs were retrieved, captive-hatched and reared.
    Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Two years later, Godzilla rears its head again from the ocean depths off Japan, mad as hell.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • When that time arrives, this debate will no doubt rear its head again.
    WIRED, 11 Jan. 2023
  • For a moment, the movie’s inciting gambit seems to rear its head again.
    K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Before Rhea can draw her bow, Daemon makes the horse rear up and fall back, crushing Rhea.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Jake and Elwood Blues set out to raise $5,000 to pay a delinquent tax bill for the Catholic orphanage that reared them.
    John Belushi, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The ball in his right hand, Miller reared his arm back and slammed a one-handed dunk over Jazz center Walker Kessler.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Extreme heat prompts them to forage less and rear fewer pups.
    Angela Dewan, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
  • That’s because the virus lies dormant in your skin’s nerve cells, only to rear its head when it’s triggered to do so.
    Zahra Barnes, SELF, 3 Jan. 2022
  • There were people here, reared in a more liberal faith who felt the need of the same training for their children.
    Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • As burnout has reared its head, workers and managers alike have struggled.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • About 20 years ago, Hemming’s husband left her on her own to rear two young children.
    Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • So, everyone waited for pride to rear its ugly head and the Writers Guild to snap back.
    Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
  • As luck would have it though, this happened just as the pandemic reared its demon head.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 2 June 2023
  • Given room to move, adult edmontosaurs can rear up on their hind legs and take off at about 28 miles per hour.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022
  • In that same year, the ongoing problem reared its ugly head.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The inconsistency showed up, reared its head, in the second half.
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Most notably, the prospect of capital outflows could again rear its head.
    Aaron Back, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The blade’s fine tip is great for delicate tasks, while the solid handle and rear blade tackle heavy chores.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 27 July 2022
  • That being said, unpredictable risks, from the outcome of domestic elections to the impact of foreign wars, could still rear their head.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
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rear

2 of 3 noun
  • There are two bedrooms at the rear.
  • Straps at the front and rear also keep the cover down in the wind.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The same technique was used to attach the rear of the cold frame to the side panels.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The great room, the kitchen and a casual dining area are at the rear of the house.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • The pair work in a lab near the woods, housed at the rear of a former gift shop called the Owl’s Roost.
    Ryan Garza, Freep.com, 8 May 2023
  • Tricky screws, sure, difficult to reach at the rear of the box, but just two.
    Michael Finkel, Town & Country, 27 June 2023
  • Staggered tires—20-inch wheels at the front and 21-inch wheels at the rear—make use of that downforce.
    Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 9 June 2023
  • Staggered wheels are standard, with 21-inch rims on the front and 22-inch wheels in the rear.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The kitchen is in the center of the Edgewood floor plan and can be in the center or rear of the Whitlow.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Solution: Put a 165-pound weight in the rear under the truck’s bed.
    David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • There are six at the rear and two on top, twice the amount available before.
    Tom Warren, The Verge, 5 June 2023
  • Some mowers have a discharge chute that fits in the rear of the mower.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • The loadmaster at the very rear of the plane, nearly dangling out the door, raised a thumbs-up in the air.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
  • North, has a large warehouse with an alley at the rear of the building.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 8 July 2023
  • Then they’ll be shot backwards and there’s going to be a new tower at the rear of the ride.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The man with the bushy eyebrows kept walking to the rear of the house without harming Dylan.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The campers were in the rear of the property, Attleboro fire said in a statement.
    Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The rear of the boat, where the Dixie II has its paddle wheel, is the stern, and that’s why she may be called a stern-wheeler.
    Reed Parsell, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • After, a person in the VW opened fire through the rear of Cloonan's car, striking Aiden in the back seat.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • At the rear, the DB5’s twin exhaust pipes have been repurposed as an outlet for the smoke screen.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 20 June 2023
  • As in previous years, many of them gathered near the bar at the rear of Humphreys and remained there.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • But Greenberg’s favorite feature is the lineup of six USB ports in the rear.
    Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Six of those eight are on the rear I/O plate, and the other two can be configured either on top of or on the front of the case.
    Brian Westover, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
  • The primary bedroom, at the rear of the main floor, has an en suite bathroom, a reach-in closet and a deck.
    Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Interestingly, the charge ports will be in the rear of the vehicle, as compared to the front as with the R1T and R1S.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The rear is where the Arcadia Droptail is at its most striking.
    Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • People watch the parade on Clarendon Street at the rear of the Trinity Church.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
  • Each cylinder was open in the rear, so the blast would propel it forward, flinging the net over ducks on the water.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The truck had been left running while parked at a gas pump with a 3-year-old in a car seat in the rear of the vehicle, the police statement said.
    Melissa Alonso, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Officers arrived to find an RV and an adjacent structure engulfed in flames at the rear of a residence.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
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rear

3 of 3 adjective
  • The car's rear bumper was damaged.
  • The child was then struck by the boat’s rear propeller.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Its default setting sends 55% of torque to the rear wheels.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2023
  • Look straight forward, squeeze your rear glute, and press off the floor to raise up.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023
  • For example, if your rear wheels are sliding to the left, turn the wheel to the left.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Compressed air for the suspension is stored in the rear swingarm.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Jiang managed to enter the church through a rear door, White said.
    Jessica Xing, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Jonathan Gitlin The sides are cut away from the B pillar to the rear wheels to make the shape more efficient.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 May 2023
  • The revised front and rear styling brings a price increase of nearly $5000.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 17 May 2023
  • The deck is continuous from the rear wheels to the front, and a lift up hatch at the back provides access to the bag.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2023
  • Beyond just the headroom, the rear seat of the Polestar 4 is a seriously nice place to be.
    Daniel Golson, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Surveillance footage of the incident show a suspect pulling up to the rear gate of the gallery in a rental van.
    Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Lose the extra adults and long trips are a treat, the A5 hiding a roomy trunk behind its fold-flat rear seats.
    Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 21 July 2023
  • In the Cybertruck the rear video view is displayed in a small rectangle in the truck’s center screen.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • There is also a tire donut on the rear passenger side wheel.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • On the first floor, units 1 to 4 have a kitchen, a living area, a powder room and a rear door to a private backyard.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • Those plans also suggest a buyer could add more glass to the rear wall to let in light and views of the gardens and drive.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2023
  • At high speeds, the panel returns to sit flush with the trailing edge of the rear bodywork to reduce drag.
    Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
  • The rip to 60 mph is 2.7 seconds, and the task of stopping the land missile is aided by twin air brakes that pop up from the rear wings.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • So, Cantu first needed to take off the rear tires that Brown had bought in July and rotate them to the front.
    Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
  • Police said in the affidavit that the Hyundai was in a travel lane and had bullet holes in the trunk and the rear window.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Two bullet holes were found on the car, one of which was at the rear passenger window.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2024
  • At the very rear is a room that sits slightly lower than the front part of this backyard structure.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 2 June 2023
  • And, notably, the lead vehicle on the train still has an Italian flag on its rear hull.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
  • Both run non-adjustable forks and twin-emulsion rear shocks.
    Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The inside of a classic car on display shows a rosary hanging from the rear view mirror.
    Sarahi Apaez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The 17-year-old girl, a rear passenger, was thrown from the car upon impact and died at the scene, police said.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2023
  • The impact caused Collins to enter the rear passenger side window of the Chevrolet and come to a stop inside the car.
    Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The Field 1 is fully dustproof and can survive submersion at depths of up to one meter for 30 minutes as long as the rear cover is closed firmly.
    PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
  • According to charging documents, a blood spot the size of a basketball was discovered in the Challenger's trunk, and blood was also found on the car's rear bumper.
    Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024

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