How to Use back of in a Sentence

back of

preposition

• The tofu is made on the premises, in the back of the shop.
  — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• The armed men beat them with the back of their guns and the flat edge of their blades.
  — Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
• Kevin opens the wardrobe and is shocked to see a beach where the back of the wardrobe should be.
  — Eric Goldman, TVLine, 24 July 2024
• Martin clanged the dunk off the back of the rim and boos rang out from the stands.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
• The man smacked him in the back of the head and, in Spanish, told him not to lie.
  — The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
• Peel hit the kicker, and sailed into the back of the truck with a thump.
  — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
• The fan, who appeared to be a woman in her 20s, was struck in the back of the head.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
• As cops moved the corpse, a single bullet fell out of the back of the head.
  — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
• Maybe a Granny Smith apple slice or a stray grape found in the back of the fridge.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 30 Aug. 2023
• And was Rusty dumb to toss Kyle’s bike into the back of his car?
  — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 July 2024
• But the Beach Boys were just kind of surf rock in the back of my mind growing up.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 July 2024
• The pumpkins spilled out of the back of the truck onto the road, blocking the exit.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• As the old man is carried to the back of the ambulance, more screams come from the ring.
  — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
• These things break the spell of the serious news for a minute, it’s pushed to the back of the hob to simmer.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 July 2020
• At the back of the studio, just above our heads, was a wide wooden shelf.
  — Kadish Morris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
• Cut a length of ribbon and hot glue it to the back of the frame to create a hanger.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2023
• Be sure to stay to cheer on runners in the back of the pack, not just the first few who pass through your area.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
• The orange sphere rolled across the rim, bounced gently off the back of the basket and fell through.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2023
• The seventh-grader in the back of math class has his head down on his desk.
  — Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, 2 July 2020
• The ball sailed into the back of the net to give Sporting KC the lead for good with 10 minutes to go.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
• At age 10, he was struck in the back of the head with a stray bullet that shattered his skull.
  — Liz Szabo, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
• Helen Scott sat in a wheelchair in the back of the chamber and smiled back at him.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
• But the best place to start your cleaning process, according to our pro, is the back of the house.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
• Anthony Barcelo The view from the terraced that runs along the back of the house.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
• Fallston had been playing well but unable to find the back of the net.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
• There’s a padded laptop pocket at the back of the bag that fits up to a 17-inch device.
  — Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
• At least a dozen more guitars are hidden away in closets in the back of the room.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
• Momeni's mother watched from the back of the courtroom.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
• The soil in those pots may be anything from potting mix, which is good, to heavy soil dug up from the back of the greenhouse or even pure sphagnum moss.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
• The air became thick with white smoke as people burned out their tires while stuck in traffic or fired off bottle rockets from the back of trucks.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024