How to Use backstory in a Sentence

backstory

noun

• Shetty’s backstory with the plane crash, that came out of room.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
• Only the location, the backstory and the names have changed.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
• Well, here’s the backstory, and here’s the players involved.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024
• Collins outlined Snow’s backstory in the book on which that film was based.
  — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 20 June 2024
• But over several listens, the backstory starts to fall away, and the song as a whole sinks in.
  — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023
• The scan visor was also the main means by which much of the game’s story and backstory were told.
  — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
• Here’s the backstory of Wisconsin raising the flag over the years.
  — Rachel Hale, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2024
• Sources say the executives had no idea what to make of the doll or its backstory.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
• Who wants a hero who expires under the sheer weight of backstory?
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
• The backstory: Welch got his start as a banker, then discovered his love of food.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
• All that huge amount of backstory just shows 420 is just the tip of the iceberg of the whole Waldo story and culture.
  — Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
• And then there’s this backstory with Georgina and Grigor.
  — Valentina Valentini, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2021
• The new film circles back to the opening, and the backstory, of the first film: Adonis’s troubled childhood years in a group home.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2023
• The daughter of a sheriff, Bex comes with backstory or two.
  — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 19 Jan. 2025
• His life hadn’t been easy, but his backstory was a strong selling point.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 18 Aug. 2022
• There was more of a backstory written into the script and some of those pieces fell away, which makes sense in the final cut.
  — Marc Malkin, Variety, 25 Jan. 2022
• The Marauders and their map play a huge role in both the book and the movie, but their backstory and the ways the map is used differ slightly on-screen.
  — Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 1 Jan. 2023
• Here is the backstory on some of the major debates that won't happen.
  — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2022
• This character has such a rich backstory to be able to play with.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 5 Jan. 2023
• The backstory: A Stanley Cup that ended a 42-year drought?
  — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2022
• Would these bites taste just as good in a paper bag and a mission-less backstory?
  — Cathryne Keller, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022
• The other aspect of it is that viewers get a little bit more of Lexi's backstory in the play.
  — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2022
• As a fan of Kaepernick, Michael was drawn to shedding light on his backstory.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2021
• So, then the challenge of all of that is that there is the internals of the characters and the backstory, and the externals.
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
• The new clip opens with footage from the song’s video, which depicts the backstory of a very real love triangle.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2021
• As for the name Bad Astronaut, the backstory involves beer, of course.
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 28 Nov. 2022
• The backstory: No one knows what the people who invented the Royal Game of Ur called it.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
• Eggers adds more than backstory and the clash between two world views.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
• Within hours of receiving my package, an email appears from Dorn outlining her selections by name with notes and reference points to my existing collection, as well as a backstory of each brand.
  — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
• The bar serves unconventional cocktails each with their own extensive backstory.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 June 2025