How to Use rear-end in a Sentence

rear-end

1 of 2 verb
  • The victim was rear-ended at a light while waiting to turn.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Police said the tow truck involved in the crash appeared to have rear-end damage.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
  • By Lap 2, having been rear-ended in the Turn 11 hairpin, his day – and season – were done.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Contrary to its name, pork butt—also called Boston butt—is not from the actual rear-end of the pig.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Sanderson said Paltrow rear-ended him on a beginners slope, and didn’t stop to help.
    Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In all the cases, the crashes were caused by other vehicles changing lanes or rear-ending the trucks.
    Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
  • But did that huge rear wing really need to be so tall to maximize rear-end downforce?
    Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Hayes was driving behind them and rear-ended the couple’s car, police said.
    Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Then, in another, a Tesla in Autopilot rear-ended a car that changed lanes in front of the Tesla.
    Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Take the officer who took his eyes off the road to dig through a bag before rear-ending another driver at a red light.
    USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The riders’ necks snapped back again and again, something like getting rear-ended on the road a dozen times moments after pulling out of your driveway.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Mandrill monkeys are the largest type of monkey native to Africa and are commonly known for their bright-colored faces and red rear-ends.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2024
  • After the collision, a driver in a minivan rear-ended the Camry.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The snowmobile also includes year 3000-like front and rear-end lights, plus a windshield that keeps your vision clear on the Black Diamond.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The system also has a hard time preventing rear-end collisions, partly because it isn’t set up to track how long a train is and doesn’t know where the back of a train is.
    Josh Funk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Drive-thrus can also be hot spots for rear-end collisions and t-bone accidents from cars turning left out of driveways.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 June 2023
  • Rear-End Crash Percentages Cars equipped with self-driving systems [right], had worse rear-end collision rates than those not so equipped.
    IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023
  • One of the cruisers sustained moderate rear-end damage, State Police said.
    Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Each incident led to a rear-end collision and caused minor injuries.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 13 May 2024
  • Blakinger went back to Ithaca, N.Y., the literal scene of her crime, for a book event; there, someone accidentally rear-ended her rental car.
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • In the Sport mode, the system allows significant rear-end slip before intervention, yet still steps in before a slide turns into a spin.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023
  • According to the report, the actor and another male allegedly took off in an SUV after rear-ending a Toyota.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Yet reporting found that all the seats that failed in these types of rear-end collisions met or exceeded the half-century-old federal strength standard.
    Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Yet our reporting found that all the seats that failed in these types of rear-end collisions met or exceeded the half-century-old federal strength standard.
    Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Consider, for instance, how an individual might speak to their boss versus a stranger who just rear-ended their car.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The Malibu/Lost Hills sheriff’s station is investigating an alleged hit-and-run, where Busey is accused of rear-ending a woman’s car.
    Vulture, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Traffic was backed up, police said, possibly because of the first fatal crash, and a 72-year-old River Rouge woman, the driver, rear-ended a vehicle stopped in traffic.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
  • Company investigators said the minor rear-end collision was connected to the unique shape of the bus, which the AV taxi had trouble perceiving.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • After being hit by the semi-truck, the charter bus rear-ended a Toyota Highlander that was also traveling westbound on the interstate.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • This defect – possibly resulting in the vehicle not meeting federal safety standards – may increase the risk of injury to an occupant in the event of a rear-end crash if a head restraint is removed and not replaced, the automaker said.
    Ahjané Forbes, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024
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rear end

2 of 2 noun
  • She stood up and brushed off her rear end.
  • The car's rear end was badly damaged in the accident.
  • The girl said the man’s van may have damage to the rear end.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Taut side lines flow to a fastback slope to one of the best rear ends on the road.
    Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 May 2018
  • Then his hand reached for her rear end and gave it a squeeze.
    Author: Trip Gabriel, Julie Bosman, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Now there might be a polite way to clue it in terms of the rear end.
    Liz Maynes-Aminzade, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2023
  • That rig in turn hit the rear end of the tractor trailer in front of it.
    Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 4 June 2019
  • Meanwhile, Gus turned away and scratched his rear end at length on the corner of the shed.
    Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2012
  • Riding on 22-inch wheels and tyres, the rear end of the ID.Aero is drawn in, and all surfaces fit flush to the bodywork.
    Michael Taylor, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • Its rear end, hefty with the weight of the engine, spun the car around nearly 180 degrees.
    Rachel Lance, Wired, 6 Dec. 2020
  • On the plane, the wheel gunners held steady by pushing their rear ends against the cabin wall.
    Wired, 30 Nov. 2019
  • On one of Thayer’s first snaps, the ball shot up right into his rear end.
    Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2019
  • One was shot in the rear end while the other was shot in the arm, according to Baimbridge.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 11 July 2021
  • The latest photo shows the rear end of the Civic Si sedan in a vivid orange color.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Substantial smarts may be in the cells of a worm's rear end, for instance.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The lines are clean, front end imposing enough and the rear end stylish but subtle.
    Kyle Edward, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The rear end is quite refined now and resembles that of the Jeep Compass.
    Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 May 2018
  • The brand also released a new teaser photo and a video that both show the car's rear end.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 31 May 2019
  • The clip shows the man walking behind Rivest and pretending to smack her rear end.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
  • In the film, Faye delivers a version of this and slaps her rear end for effect.
    Callahan Tormey, Town & Country, 8 May 2022
  • The design turned heads with its corset see-through bodice and drop-waist skirt, which hung low to reveal Gaga's rear end.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • On his way to Los Angeles, Brown blew out the rear end of his truck and had to wait five days for repairs.
    Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Akinjo came down hard on his rear end against Texas Tech, and is still sore from that.
    Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The rapper was with at least four women who lowered their shorts to show their rear ends.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The rear end has a darker light strip between its LED taillights as well.
    Michael Taylor, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • The Sportback, which will be available only with all-wheel-drive, will have a more sloped rear end.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Her breasts, rear end and genitals were exposed in some of the photos.
    Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The movement zeroes in on the gluteus maximus, which is the muscle that creates the shape of your rear end.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
  • That's not the case with camera systems designed to cover both the front and the rear end of a vehicle.
    Seamus Bellamy, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2019
  • From its new headlights to its grille, side vents, skirts, quad exhaust pipes, and one of the best rear ends on the market today, the new car looks like an Aston Martin through and through.
    Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 12 May 2024

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