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
Steve BuckleyExamples of back of in a Sentence
the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
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From De La Cruz’s debut on June 6 to the end of the month, the Reds went 17-5, climbing from third in the division and 5 1/2 games back of the Pittsburgh Pirates (really) to first, a game up on the Brewers.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 June 2025
And one of the larger goals that the attorney general mentioned that has always been in the back of my mind is to create the conditions that would allow the president to invoke the Insurrection Act.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
Your free fingers, meanwhile, are either awkwardly wrapped around the edge of the loose Joy-Cons or uncomfortably perched to support the flat back of a portable system that's a noticeable 34 percent heavier than the original Switch.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
On the 13th hole, he and Scott would be joined in second place by Tyrell Hatton as the Englishman sunk a birdie putt to move a stroke back of Burns.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 June 2025
And one of the larger goals that the attorney general mentioned that has always been in the back of my mind is to create the conditions that would allow the president to invoke the Insurrection Act.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
Your free fingers, meanwhile, are either awkwardly wrapped around the edge of the loose Joy-Cons or uncomfortably perched to support the flat back of a portable system that's a noticeable 34 percent heavier than the original Switch.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
On the 13th hole, he and Scott would be joined in second place by Tyrell Hatton as the Englishman sunk a birdie putt to move a stroke back of Burns.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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