in the background

phrase

: in a position that avoids attracting attention

He was a shy man who always tried to keep/stay in the background.

Examples of in the background in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But such calculations were only in the background on the summer day where the university lecturer recounted her health struggles over the past five years. — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

And the star shared a recent photo dump on Instagram of her summer that included a photo of her blowing a kiss to the camera with Curtis in the background. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Worn for 10 days at a time, the sensor monitors ketones in the background but will actively alert users when approaching dangerous levels, much like how CGMs do for glucose. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 2 Sep. 2026

Drafting, document review, research, scheduling, billing and countless administrative tasks can now run continuously in the background. — Charles Lew, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in the background

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground