How to Use back in a Sentence

back

1 of 4 noun

• She stabbed him in the back.
• She has a pain in the small of her back.
• He had his hands behind his back.
• I slapped him on his back to congratulate him.
• She was carrying her little daughter on her back.
• That's a huge weight off their backs.
  — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
• And yet he was shot — in the back!
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
• He sure got stabbed a lot in the back!
  — Max Gao, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
• All face the street at the front or back.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2026
• Rafael’s was on the ground floor at the back.
  — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
• Streams of sweat dripped from my wig down my back.
  — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
• At what point does a back have to be scratched?
  — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 May 2026
• The name comes from the bony hump along its back.
  — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
• Tish James has had our back, time and again.
  — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
• Tish James has had our back, time and again.
  — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• The enforcer rode with me in the back.
  — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
• Try doing it for six shows back to back.
  — Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
• The back sliding door was open.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
• Your back is hurting even more.
  — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
• The victim was shot once in the back.
  — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
• Then, remove the vent from the back.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
• Wu died of a gunshot wound to the back.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
• Find the epididymis along the back.
  — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
• Peep the cool back pockets, as well.
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2026
• Diller was already on the ground, on his back.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
• Police say he had been shot in the back and neck.
  — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 25 June 2026
• Trust me, your lower back will thank you for this.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
• Hitting it too far right, drop the weight to the back.
  — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
• The 35-year-old was shot at least once in the back.
  — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
• Each jeans has a denim back patch made with the same wash.
  — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2026

back

2 of 4 adverb

• The soldiers moved back from the front lines.
• It's time to go back home.
• She took the book off the shelf and forgot to put it back.
• The police asked the crowd to move back from the scene of the accident.
• He left his friends two miles back.
• He left his home and never went back.
• In the opening chapter the author looks back on his youth.
• She turned around and looked back toward him.
• Push back on hate, let love abide.
  — Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
• Which brings things back to the present day.
  — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
• A lot of them were (off the) back rim.
  — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• The best way to fight this may be to push back.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
• But the blues… blues will give you back your soul.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
• If builders are pulling back, won’t see prices climb?
  — Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• Punk looked at Reigns and crawled back to him.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
• Like nobody wants to go back there.
  — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
• And reggae gives you back your body.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
• Who is going to be back and who isn’t?
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 May 2026
• Some have been traced back to Mars and the moon.
  — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
• Any joy is an arrow back to the heart.
  — Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
• The Longhorns punched back in their half of the frame.
  — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
• Which brings us back to the humans.
  — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• That brought me back to Star Wars.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
• Throw it away or take it back for a refund.
  — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2026
• It’s then funneled back through all three.
  — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
• All of the groups from back in the day are still working.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 May 2026
• What could pass as a city transit map stares back at you.
  — William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
• This film was an attempt to go back and deal with the past.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
• Put the pan back on the stove, and turn the heat to medium.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
• That’s the game that Nathan points back to the most as well.
  — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

back

3 of 4 adjective

• We drove on the back roads instead of the main roads.
• We came in through the back entrance.
• He keeps his wallet in his back pocket.
• The company owes him several months in back pay.
• The shot clanged off the back rim.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
• The front and back doors were locked.
  — Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
• Just blessed to be on the back side.
  — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
• There's a back side and a front side.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
• And then there are the home’s front and back views.
  — David Caraccio march 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
• She was found with her front and back legs zip-tied.
  — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
• And don't leave your sense of style at the back door.
  — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
• Haak can also play on the back line.
  — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Is there a front porch, a back garden?
  — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
• The couple can see them out their back door.
  — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
• What is the best mattress for back pain?
  — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
• Squeeze the back muscles on the left side.
  — Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
• The back side is where all the horse people live.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
• Three flies darted around near the back door.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
• The back door was smashed and the home ransacked.
  — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
• Why has the back two-thirds of the offense cratered?
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 June 2026
• Make sure your back knee hovers just above the floor.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
• To stretch your soleus muscle, bend your back knee.
  — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
• His car pulled around to the back entrance of the court.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
• Come at my policies or go sit back down on the back bench.
  — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
• Come at my policies or go sit back down on the back bench.
  — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
• Maybe two a week, toward the back half of our first year.
  — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
• Bullet holes could be seen in the back door of one of the homes.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
• Luis Suarez’s first pass near the back line was blocked back to him.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
• Keller slid the puck across the crease to Schmaltz at the back door.
  — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
• This is where Sturm’s back injury hurts.
  — Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

back

4 of 4 verb

• She backed out of the garage.
• She backed the singer on the guitar.
• She backed the winner of the race and won a lot of money.
• She backed into a parking space.
• The dog kept growling but backed off cautiously.
• She backed her argument with written evidence.
• I'm backing him for President.
• The house backs against two school yards.
  — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
• Polling appears to back them up.
  — Al Weaver, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026
• William fully backs her on that.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2025
• And there’s data to back it up.
  — Sona Khosla, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
• Decades of research backs this up.
  — Fiona Ma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
• Yesavage backed his words — and then some.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• The best are blunt, swift, and backed by action.
  — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
• Say what needs saying, then back it with one steady move.
  — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
• The driver had to back the car up and wait for the jam to clear.
  — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
• That sort of legacy comes with a good deal of money to back it up.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2023
• Oh, and it’s backed by experts to work for those who put their feet through the ringer.
  — Mary Honkus, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
• Does his touring band play on the song or was he backed by studio pros?
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
• The two acts teamed up in front of an all-white set, backed by dancers wearing bright red.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
• The Bears backed in at 8-8 and lost to the Saints.
  — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
• The parents don’t back my efforts.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
• Make the first caring move, then back it with a boundary that helps the peace last.
  — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
• But not every great season needs a trophy to back it up.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
• Again, statistics backs King up on this one.
  — Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
• The neuroscience backs this up.
  — Juliette Han, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• Mowing less to help bees is also backed by research.
  — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
• Catherine backs people who stay quiet and get on with things.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2026
• Might need to style a back-up outfit if your delivery doesn't make it.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
• The Eagles backed their belief with cash.
  — Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026