How to Use on the back of in a Sentence

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  • See the four black screws on the back of the phone's case?
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 July 2024
  • What soothes you the most on the back of bad news or a tough day?
    Irene Richardson, Country Living, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The hair on the back of your head ought to be standing up.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The big gun is jury-rigged on the back of a flatbed truck.
    James Levinson, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Tap the spoon on the back of the pomegranate, which will help the seeds fall out.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Kraus was found on the ground in the kitchen in a pool of blood with a wound on the back of one of his legs.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • There’s also a clip on the back of the bag to attach a lunch box.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 13 July 2023
  • Sofia Richie Grainge wore a white dress with a large bow on the back of her dress.
    Janelle Ash , Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
  • The rye gives it a nice subtle spice and dark cherry on the back of the palate.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2023
  • So Mamie handcuffs her and puts her on the back of her horse.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The drone miraculously hit the spare tire on the back of the car and bounced off.
    Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • One woman placed a can of Peace Tea on the back of her neck to keep cool.
    Mary Claire Molloy, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
  • But then there was what looked like a footprint on the back of his shirt.
    Beatrice Hazlehurst, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The lot code can be found printed on the back of the bottle towards the top.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Don’t try taking off the fleece and hanging it on the back of your chair.
    WSJ, 20 Mar. 2023
  • And the anvil on the back of the vise forms a useful work surface for pounding.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The images showed a massive pink, brown and black bruise on the back of her leg.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 June 2025
  • There's also a USB port on the back of the device to charge your phone or tablet.
    Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a tongue scraper on the back of the brush head, and the toothbrush comes with a travel case.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
  • His pace slowed down, his grip on the back of my head would loosen a little bit.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Shares of Alphabet popped about 6% on the back of the results.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
  • That name on the front is a lot more important than the name on the back of that jersey.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Press a medium-heat iron firmly on the back of the garment.
    Ann Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
  • In the poster, Aang and his comrades Katara and Sokka are seen on the back of Appa.
    Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Soon, a boat arrived, and the people on board grabbed Cobbs’ son and put him on the back of the vessel.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 June 2025
  • What to Consider The tab on the back of the boots is too small to grip and pull while wearing gloves.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Police and paramedics, upon arrival, saw a large bruise on the back of the man’s head.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Attach one strap or both on the back of your e-reader and slide your hand in.
    Nena Farrell, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Now, designers from Dior to Amiri were begging to be the names on the back of his shorts.
    Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The note handwritten in blue ink by Joe Sr. on the back of a high-school photo.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

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