in back
idiom
: in an area at the back of something
The clerk brought out the item from the storeroom in back
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The Buffalo Sabres did it in back-to-back years, in 2005-06 and 2006-07.
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Goldie is requesting the $59,100 Rourke allegedly owes in back rent as well as compensation for attorney fees, the complaint states.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Milestone wins Louisville’s Jeff Walz and Miami’s Tricia Cullop both earned their 500th career victories last week, doing so in back-to-back games against Virginia Tech.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Rourke now owes $59,100 in back rent.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Jan. 2026
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Goldie is requesting the $59,100 Rourke allegedly owes in back rent as well as compensation for attorney fees, the complaint states.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Milestone wins Louisville’s Jeff Walz and Miami’s Tricia Cullop both earned their 500th career victories last week, doing so in back-to-back games against Virginia Tech.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Rourke now owes $59,100 in back rent.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for in back
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“In back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20back. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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