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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That’s because the pickup, which rides on 22-inch monoblock wheels, has a custom truck bed in back.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
Morgenthaler owed more than $100,000 in back rent with a court order to pay by the end of the month.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
And instead of being handled in back rooms or behind-the-scenes negotiations, the drama ended splashed across social media, dissected in real time by strangers with ring lights and Twitter handles.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025
The central corridor will run through the building, linking Grand Avenue to the parking lot in back.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
Morgenthaler owed more than $100,000 in back rent with a court order to pay by the end of the month.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
And instead of being handled in back rooms or behind-the-scenes negotiations, the drama ended splashed across social media, dissected in real time by strangers with ring lights and Twitter handles.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025
The central corridor will run through the building, linking Grand Avenue to the parking lot in back.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
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 25 May. 2025.
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