back of
preposition
US, informal
: behind
… stood leaning against a parked car out back of the building …—
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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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The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The back of it is made from Away's signature polycarbonate material (what its hardshell bags are made from), and its front is made from a flexible, water-repellent fabric.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Multiple videos that emerged of the shooting contradicted that claim, showing the intensive care nurse had only his mobile phone in his hand as officers tackled him to the ground, with one removing a handgun from the back of Pretti’s pants as another officer began firing shots into his back.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Crispin was hit in the hand and shoulder and grazed in the back of her head.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The back of it is made from Away's signature polycarbonate material (what its hardshell bags are made from), and its front is made from a flexible, water-repellent fabric.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Multiple videos that emerged of the shooting contradicted that claim, showing the intensive care nurse had only his mobile phone in his hand as officers tackled him to the ground, with one removing a handgun from the back of Pretti’s pants as another officer began firing shots into his back.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Crispin was hit in the hand and shoulder and grazed in the back of her head.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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