back of
preposition
US, informal
: behind
… stood leaning against a parked car out back of the building …—
Peter Goldman et al.
Peter Goldman et al.They now sit … just two games back of the Yankees in the wild card race.—Steve Buckley
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Examples of back of in a Sentence
the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
Recent Examples on the Web
There’s a padded laptop pocket at the back of the bag that fits up to a 17-inch device.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
Between the lines: Stewart was taken on the back of a Homeland Security vehicle filled with other witnesses to a building where he was told not to talk to other witnesses and spoke to Pennsylvania State Police, Homeland Security and others.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 14 July 2024
As cops moved the corpse, a single bullet fell out of the back of the head.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
But the Beach Boys were just kind of surf rock in the back of my mind growing up.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 July 2024
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Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
Between the lines: Stewart was taken on the back of a Homeland Security vehicle filled with other witnesses to a building where he was told not to talk to other witnesses and spoke to Pennsylvania State Police, Homeland Security and others.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 14 July 2024
As cops moved the corpse, a single bullet fell out of the back of the head.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
But the Beach Boys were just kind of surf rock in the back of my mind growing up.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 July 2024
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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