How to Use back to front in a Sentence

back to front

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  • Orders fly front to back, back to front and side to side all game.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2024
  • From back to front, depth wise, and a very heavy-laden senior team.
    Alex Chenevey, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The right side of this green can have some pretty good speed back to front.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • Work the rest of the hide off of the animal from back to front.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The green stretches about 30 yards wide and is tilted back to front.
    Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2023
  • Other cultures view time as moving right to left, front to back, or back to front.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2023
  • Thread the black elastic strip through the hole from back to front and again to the back, making a front loop.
    Heidi Palkovic, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Wiping back to front may bring bacteria from the anal area to the urethra.
    Joni Sweet, Health.com, 14 Jan. 2022
  • And with a green that slopes sharply from back to front, there’s nothing good that comes from an approach shot that’s too long.
    Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 June 2021
  • Most airlines use something called block boarding, which means boarding front to back or back to front.
    Harry Enten, CNN, 9 July 2022
  • Iowa’s defense is built from back to front, but that description doesn’t tell the whole story.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Long balls from back to front, quick passes in-behind and counter-attacks are the most common ways.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • At times, United wants to play a chaotic style of play that opens up space and moves from back to front quickly.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Boarding happens back to front to keep things orderly and peaceful.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Among the major suggestions are requiring masks and boarding the bus from back to front.
    Valerie Bauerlein, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Guehi can often be seen striding forward with the ball and moving Palace from back to front.
    The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • And anyone who’s been listening to Mayhem back to front all year knows who that voice belongs to.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
  • From back to front, Arsenal’s players all performed at the top level.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • If the diaper needs to be shorter or longer from back to front, there are two sets of snaps for a total of three possible sizes.
    Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 18 July 2023
  • The mixed air then travels through air ducts on the plane, from back to front, and to connecting ducts, where the ceiling meets the sideboard.
    Marisa Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2023
  • Delta is no longer blocking middle seats on its planes, and no longer boarding planes from back to front to minimize crowding in the aisles.
    Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 16 Nov. 2021
  • From the entrance, a nearly 15-foot-wide foyer merges with a hall, extending the sightline from back to front.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
  • In a sense, the radicalization argument looks at the jihadists’ journey from back to front.
    Kenan Malik, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2015
  • For example, a button-up cardigan can be worn buttoned or loose, but it can also be worn off the shoulder, or flipped back to front for a high-neck style.
    Angela Law, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The checklist includes mask-wearing, boarding the school bus from back to front, and a questioning process to ensure all riders' safety.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2020
  • But Stingley could simply be too gifted to pass up, especially for a team that built its defense back to front during its heyday.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022
  • One bullet passed through both lungs and Hale's spine, right to left, back to front and slightly downward, passing through an arm on its way out, according to the report.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 July 2023
  • Bake them for 20 minutes, rotating the sheets from back to front halfway through baking, or until the rectangles are golden brown.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
  • Mutations can be small, like a misspelled ingredient, or significant, like an entire page that was printed back to front.
    Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • These were sometimes worn with a bright Gucci strap reminiscent of those found on swimming goggles and were sometimes placed back to front to look like necklaces.
    Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

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