How to Use backstop in a Sentence

backstop

1 of 2 noun

• The pitch got past the catcher and rolled all the way to the backstop.
• Hits the backstop, and comes to a rest.
  — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
• Greene threw a wild pitch that went all the way to the backstop.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 10 July 2022
• Painter fired a wild pitch to the backstop that forced home the fifth run.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• And our backstop—for a lot of us, sort of last bastion—was work.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
• Friar used the backstop term again.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Nov. 2025
• Aim at a safe backstop like a target, berm, or soft piece of ground, and shoot.
  — Anthony Licata, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
• The right-hander’s first pitch sailed to the backstop, a sign of things to come.
  — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 June 2026
• The ball hit off Sam Huff’s glove and rolled to the backstop.
  — Dallas News, 13 July 2022
• Who is the backstop if the project exceeds its budget?
  — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
• The ball crashed six feet up the backstop, 60 feet behind home plate.
  — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
• When that falls apart, there isn’t another backstop.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
• Then this kid who was my height but much more muscular appeared in the backstop.
  — Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
• The ball caromed off the backstop and back between the home plate umpire’s legs.
  — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 16 Aug. 2022
• Joe, her husband, is usually in his fold-up chair near the backstop.
  — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• The first-year backstop hopes to show better discipline at the plate.
  — Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
• Maybe the curve would have skipped to the backstop, and the Blue Jays would have won on a wild pitch.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
• The old backstop and chalkboard style scoreboard still remain.
  — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
• At the end of August, the fencing for the field and backstop will be replaced.
  — Matt Leavitt, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
• Automakers would serve as a backstop for the batteries that fall through the cracks.
  — Wired, 2 Nov. 2021
• The ex-Sabres backstop logged his second shutout since arriving as a free agent.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2022
• Second baseman Brady Boles pops out to the backstop.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
• The ball took an awkward hop to the backstop, though, allowing Curlis to reach.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
• And, of course, defense is a backstop against the failure of deterrence.
  — The Editors, National Review, 10 Oct. 2022
• His throw sailed over second base and all the way to the backstop, allowing Steer to move to third.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
• With the backstop maybe 12 feet behind home plate, the catcher just turns and waits for the rebound.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
• The two went 1-for-8, with the lone hit being a ninth-inning single by the backstop.
  — Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
• And the industry doesn’t need a backstop to stop companies from falling off a cliff.
  — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
• The Toronto backstop spread his arms in confusion and popped up to meet Pham.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• The former Louisville backstop is known for his powerful bat and rocket arm.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2023

backstop

2 of 2 verb

• Precisely how much salt is needed in the crust to backstop the caramel?
  — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019
• Banks find buyers for a company’s shares and backstop the stock price.
  — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2021
• Now, some of the world’s top investors are lining up to backstop his ambitions.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2022
• None of them needed the Fed to backstop them that night, but the future was deeply uncertain.
  — David Benoit, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2020
• The federal government has pledged to backstop deposits at both banks.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
• Saudi Arabia has led an effort to backstop oil prices with a series of production cuts.
  — David Uberti, WSJ, 15 June 2023
• The Jays finished with five homers and 13 runs to backstop Bieber’s quality start.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
• Casali — in for a resting Posey — is the fifth catcher since at least 1900 to backstop a shutout in five straight starts.
  — Janie McCauley, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021
• Plumlee could not help Friday but will be counted on to backstop Zubac as soon as the next game on Tuesday night.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
• The most important is that not all people own a smartphone at all, much less multiple devices that can backstop each other if one is lost or stolen.
  — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 17 Mar. 2022
• More nuclear power could help backstop renewables and displace coal.
  — Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
• New York State could put in the same model to encourage the formation of such funds to backstop franchise loans.
  — Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2022
• The Swiss government agreed to effectively backstop the deal.
  — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2023
• Let the states decide whether to use it for unemployment benefits or some other purpose, such as to backstop their budgets.
  — WSJ, 4 Aug. 2020
• Fellow Nationals backstop Yan Gomes ducks his head to avoid getting hit on a backswing.
  — Matthew Gutierrez, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2019
• This hasn’t been his best season, but based on the film and his body of work, Bobrovsky is as likely as any goalie in the league to backstop a team to a deep playoff run.
  — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• Both starting goalies have been underachievers thus far, but Holtby is in the better form of late and will backstop the Caps to a home win.
  — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 29 Nov. 2019
• The rest was intended to backstop state and local governments, ease the pain of job losses and pump money into pocketbooks.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
• Without the government’s decision to backstop them all, many companies would have lost funds needed to meet payroll, pay bills, and keep the lights on.
  — Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• So long as a euro area member chose the path of necessary but painful economic reforms, the bank stood ready to backstop government spending.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2022
• In that deal, Google also agreed to backstop a decade-long Fluidstack contract to buy capacity.
  — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
• Trump has suggested on social media that America would help to backstop any investments.
  — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• It's had the effect of sending stocks and bonds into the stratosphere, as it's become clear to investors that the Fed will now backstop a lot of fragile corporates.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 22 June 2020
• Because such funds may include even riskier holdings, the Fed will backstop the purchases at a ratio of $1 to every $3 spent.
  — Rich Miller, Time, 10 Apr. 2020
• Boston Bruins Does Frederik Andersen have enough gas in the tank to backstop a two-month playoff run?
  — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• European allies are working on options for a multinational security force that could backstop a peace deal.
  — Jasmine Baehr , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• Will exhibition truly backstop them?
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
• The central bank's actions increase pressure on Congress to approve an agreement that would include funds to backstop the Fed's lending.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2020
• The West’s willingness to backstop the Ukrainian military has, in fact, reduced Russia’s war aims.
  — Sam Greene, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2023
• The federal government should backstop and, in some cases, override state decisions which are bad for children, families and teachers.
  — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026