How to Use have (someone) back in a Sentence
have (someone) back
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There were, of course, plays that the Sox would like to have back.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
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There were a few throws Card certainly would want to have back.
—Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2021
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There were at least two plays Nolan would love to have back, both critical in the game.
—oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021
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But Turbo is not the only one people aren't glad to have back.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
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Heath will have back about half of its defense and a few offensive linemen.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
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There are also the costs of giving birth in Abuja that Aliyu didn't have back home.
—Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN, 29 Nov. 2023
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The veteran tight end is another player Rodgers would love to have back.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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These waist-high beds work amazingly well and are especially good for people who have back and knee issues.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
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Most American city street grids have back alleys between buildings.
—The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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With a part of the spine out of place, patients may have back stiffness, be unable to stand for more than a few minutes, or have trouble walking.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The anti-static is great for anti-aging, the bamboo is comforting, and the copper is great for those who have back pain.
—Tim Kohut, BGR, 11 June 2021
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Handles or knobs can be added to the surfboards, and there are also risers for people who don’t have back extension or trunk control to sit on.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024
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In so doing, Reynolds nimbly outwits his pursuers the way Jackie Chan might have back in the day.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Nov. 2021
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One of her owners noted that Mocha has many exceptional traits the family is happy to have back in their lives.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
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Annunen did allow a pair of goals — one on a long wrist shot through traffic that Bednar said his goalie would like to have back, and one on an odd play in his crease.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Her mother was a generally healthy person and plenty of women have back pain, Hersh reasoned.
—Amanda Morris, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2021
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Can’t tolerate loud noises, or busy places, crowds, always looking for exits, can’t have back to the door, memory issues.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Aug. 2024
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Especially if form isn't perfect, the exercise can cause some guys who don’t otherwise have back pain, to feel very tight and achy in their lower back.
—Nick Tumminello, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022
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Those guidelines require that eligible households have back rent prior to March 30, Rose said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2022
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About 8 out of 10 people will have back pain at some point in their lives, according to the National Library of Medicine.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 17 Nov. 2022
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Thirty-seven percent of American men have back pain, according to CDC stats.
—Greg Presto, Men's Health, 14 July 2022
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The truth of the matter is that most, if not all services, will have back up authentication measures that are accepted when configuring the passkey implementation.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Distributors are also reported to have back orders for IVs, bedpans and suction canisters.
—NBC news, 24 Nov. 2021
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Bettany is a withering marvel, steering into Ian’s most damaged and damaging sides, without giving in to the devilishly appealing quality of his boozy boorishness in a way that somebody like Peter O’Toole might have back in the day.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Apr. 2022
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