in the background

idiom

: in a position that avoids attracting attention

He was a shy man who always tried to keep/stay in the background.

Examples of in the background in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While there’s plenty of focus on Android OS upgrades and the monthly and quarterly security and feature updates, in the background Google’s Play Services is also regularly updated and brings new features and critical security updates. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025

With a yellow rubber glove on her right hand, Heintzelman picks up her finished creations and puts them, one by one, back into egg cartons, with the toilet bowl prominently stained in the background. —Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025

The two continued to appear on each other’s social media, with Ramsey in the background of pictures from Stella’s movie My Old Ass and the actress sharing a picture of the two embracing to celebrate Ramsey’s birthday. —Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2025

But Maeve's in the background, insisting her husband should be proud. —Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for in the background

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground