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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Scott Laughton scored for the Leafs, who head home following an 0-3-0 road trip, the last two losses in back-to-back games.
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CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Nix threw for a career-high 352 yards and now has thrown for 300-plus in back-to-back games.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Indiana’s gone to the Playoff in back-to-back years?
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
The Aggies have been to the FCS playoffs four of the last seven seasons, not counting the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic year, and have now reached the quarterfinals in back-to-back seasons.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Nix threw for a career-high 352 yards and now has thrown for 300-plus in back-to-back games.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Indiana’s gone to the Playoff in back-to-back years?
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
The Aggies have been to the FCS playoffs four of the last seven seasons, not counting the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic year, and have now reached the quarterfinals in back-to-back seasons.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 2025.
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