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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His father, Iranian expat and Queens College English professor Roger Sedarat, watched from the back of the courtroom.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Three teenagers who were riding in the back of the Fusion — including Lazzara — were critically injured.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
LuxExperience, the multi-brand online luxury group, formed off the back of Mytheresa’s acquisition of Yoox Net-a-Porter (which includes Net-a-Porter, Mr Porter, Yoox and The Outnet), has announced further changes to its leadership teams.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
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Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Three teenagers who were riding in the back of the Fusion — including Lazzara — were critically injured.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
LuxExperience, the multi-brand online luxury group, formed off the back of Mytheresa’s acquisition of Yoox Net-a-Porter (which includes Net-a-Porter, Mr Porter, Yoox and The Outnet), has announced further changes to its leadership teams.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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