How to Use behind in a Sentence

behind

1 of 3 adverb or adjective

• Hold the cup in front of her and quickly clap the cup behind.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2023
• The blast left behind an 81-acre crater, which is where the state park’s name comes from.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
• For the fifth time in six games , the team fell behind by at least 10 points in the first quarter.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• Not too far behind is NVR, which is up 33.5% this year.
  — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
• The gunman came from behind and shot a 21-year-old man once in the left shoulder.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• Only few traces are left behind of what the shops lining the street used to sell.
  — Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• In some traditions, the things left behind are said to be fairies.
  — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• The rich are getting richer while the rest of us are getting left behind.
  — Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2023
• Jay and Jill Campbell of South Carolina were part of the group that was left behind.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
• But by the time the feature ran, Gregoire had left the bar behind, citing burnout and illness.
  — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
• The soda cup the intruder left behind in Ray Wright's home.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
• The company’s design shop is in the Bay Area, in a cul-de-sac behind Pivotal.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
• Plus, this dog shampoo is easy to rinse off, leaving no residue behind.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
• Dishes are stacked waiting to be washed; half a bottle of milk has been left behind by their 2-year-old.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
• Some characters are left behind and have to try and make it off that planet to try and survive.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2024
• Unlike in some other states, though, cities weren't too far behind.
  — Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2023
• The restaurant opening plays out over the final two episodes, the kitchen team falling behind, then knocking it out of the park, like the Bad News Bears in chef’s whites.
  — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 June 2023
• And beef that’s 90% lean (and higher) won’t deliver the same juiciness or leave enough grease behind to cook the tortillas.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023
• Border collies trained to sniff out golden moles helped the researchers find the trails the creatures left behind, the researchers said.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
• For a sojourn that seems at first glance to have little to do with Libya or Matar’s search for his father, the past is never far behind.
  — Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
• Big, ornate stoves, which servants fed from behind, heated the rooms.
  — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• The grandson of the person who used to own the house still lives nearby and still has some furniture that the Höss family left behind.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
• The gunman used racial slurs, left behind a racist screed and drew swastikas on his firearm, authorities said.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
• Leaving the seats behind, Gosling stepped into the spotlight to perform the ballad with swagger.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
• There were songs that were also pleas: for food, for water, for rest, for a lover left behind, for someone beyond the walls who might still have an ear to the wind.
  — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
• Not too far behind were markets like New Haven (+1.37%), Bridgeport, Conn.
  — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 7 July 2023
• That may be due to the fact the actor was hesitant to uproot or leave her family behind.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 28 Dec. 2023
• In the sweet photo, the boys are only visible from behind, with their heads peeking up over a bouquet of red and white roses that draped the back of the car.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
• In one of the pics, Tay hugs a smiling Gomez from behind, wrapping her arms around Selena’s shoulder.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 8 July 2023
• But their actual origin is the debris trail left behind by the comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023

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behind

2 of 3 preposition

• The cat hid behind the couch.
• The sun went behind a cloud.
• The polls show that he is behind the other candidates.
• He was behind the other students in his studies.
• The older students entered the room first with the younger students following behind them.
• The company is now behind the competition.
• They were ahead of us by 5 points earlier in the game, but now they're behind us by 7.
• The last five of his six Tour wins came in come-from-behind fashion.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
• What was behind the decision to include the kids in the doc?
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
• Seals lounge on the sand and stands of redwoods tower behind them.
  — Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
• Wahl stopped and went behind his back to his left hand to get past Sueing and into the lane.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2023
• There’s a whole lot of things behind the scenes that happened that people don’t know about.
  — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2023
• Still, the Sox are just three games behind the Blue Jays and Astros, who hold the final two spots in the wild-card standings.
  — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• Chelsea meanwhile moves to 10th in the table, just five points behind United.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
• Artists have been split on the label’s fight with TikTok and the principles behind the move.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024
• One of Woods' hands is behind his back, but the second remains under him.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2023
• Go at peak traffic time and step back behind their landscape plants.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
• The men were rescued June 11 after they were stranded on some of the ledges behind the Old Man viewing pull-off.
  — Kevin Koczwara, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
• The host just chuckles good naturedly, but there is pain behind his eyes.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
• That got the conference behind Johnson and set up his win on Wednesday.
  — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023
• The same black-and-gold color combo can also be found on the 20-inch wheels, while the brake calipers behind them are also painted black.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023
• After struggling to read the teleprompter because of his white, smiley-face mask, the creator let out his wavy hair from behind the mask to present the award.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2023
• The image shared showed the couple standing on what appears to be a wooden deck, with a body of water behind them.
  — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
• The weapon was found on the floor behind the center console in the back of the vehicle and at no point on available video was Cobb seen holding it, the BCA said.
  — USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
• Nick, their son (played by Thaddeus J. Mixson), is right behind her.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
• In the video, the goats run out of a forested area onto a roadway as police walk behind the animals.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• Some people fled down the bowling lanes and climbed up into the machinery behind the pins.
  — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• Images show her with a bloodied face with her hands handcuffed behind her back.
  — USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
• To get the right emotion, dialects, and artistry behind the craft, producers will still need to hire humans.
  — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
• The dinner allowed a moment for friends of the brand to revel in the excitement and toast the designer behind the magic.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023

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behind

3 of 3 noun

• The second hit looks worse, but the injury came on the first hit, sort of from behind and to the side of the knee.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2019
• The thrilled Hawks team the field to celebrate their come-from-behind win.
  — Mike May, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2021
• Our team set a school record for come-from-behind wins this year.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2022
• The rules are the rules, and your grandson needs to get off his behind and catch up on those chores!
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2020
• This week on The Bachelorette, that big lie comes back to bite Jamie in the behind.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2021
• The Rays have an AL-best 20 come-from-behind wins this season.
  — Mark Didtler, Star Tribune, 26 Sep. 2020
• Saleh said after the Jets 34-31, come-from-behind win over the Bengals.
  — Andy Vasquez, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2021
• Freb grabs one and chases Kate around the stage, whacking her on the behind.
  — Karen Schoemer, SPIN, 1 May 2022
• But even with his come-from-far-behind style, Rombauer appeared to be up against it for much of the 1 ⅛-mile race.
  — Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2021
• Friday’s 6-3 come-from-behind win over the Royals had same feel.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2022
• His eighth-inning walk was a key to the Rangers’ come-from-behind rally at Anaheim in one of their two wins on the road trip.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2021
• The alcohol left behind will be infused with the flavor of the fat, and the texture might be a tad thicker.
  — Aaron Goldfarb, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2019
• Traivor Jackson got hot in the fourth quarter to ignite West’s come-from-behind win.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2021
• Saad then came up with the pick on second down in the bottom of the frame to secure the come-from-behind win and finish the season on a high note.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2021
• The solution is to use a specialty tool called a paint-behind pad.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2020
• Heights opened last week with a come-from-behind, 38-35 win in overtime against Berkshire.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2021
• San Diego hasn't had a come-from-behind win this season, but every match in which it's scored first, it's won.
  — Briar Napier, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2020
• Side Tie Bottoms, Dua wears the scrunched style high on her hips, giving the bikini a cheekier fit on the behind.
  — Seventeen, 24 May 2022
• Agee finished with six catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns in the Wolves’ come-from-behind win over W.S. Neal.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 6 Sep. 2020
• This Billy Goat walk-behind is by no means a budget buy.
  — Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2020
• Pushing too hard could wind up biting you in the behind at any moment.
  — Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
• In a video captured of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Kate is seen giving her husband—and future king—a little tap on the behind.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2023
• On Monday, in a 12-9 come-from-behind win over Chicago, Gimenez started a six-run rally in the ninth with a home run.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 15 May 2022
• The first step is the choice between two basic types of lawn mowers: riding mower and a walk-behind.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022
• The video, taken on May 29 by the AJC, shows a woman pull away from an officer who then grabs her from behind and slams her to the ground.
  — Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 5 June 2020
• One of them was hit from behind and collided with a car from the first crash, lab officials said.
  — Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2020
• The Padres had scored three runs in the fifth to cut their deficit to 5-3, but the double play in the sixth behind reliever Evan Phillips swung the momentum back toward the Dodgers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• Straka matched the biggest come-from-behind win this season.
  — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 28 Feb. 2022
• At the end of the clip, Coco hops onto her mom's lap as Cox sweetly hugs her not-so-baby girl from behind.
  — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2020
• Service won the second half in a come-from-behind win over Eagle River.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024