How to Use backing in a Sentence

backing

noun

• The tape has an adhesive backing.
• The project has received financial backing from several investors.
• The crowd applauded, but that’s not an approach that seems to have the backing of retail crime experts.
  — Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
• This will add credibility and provide backing to the project.
  — Johnnie Munger, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
• That featured a different backing band and a whole different program.
  — al, 16 Dec. 2022
• Her department doesn’t have the money or political backing to set up daily nasal-swab testing sites.
  — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2022
• The sale had the backing of several of the Connecticut families of the Sandy Hook shooting who were part of the lawsuit.
  — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
• Even in a country starkly fractured over Mr. Modi’s policies, this approach has had near universal backing.
  — Roger Cohen Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
• Finding The Best Partner One may ask whether a lucrative shirt sponsorship deal is necessary for a team with strong financial backing.
  — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
• Stitch these pieces to top of the tree trunk to form backing.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
• Bowser said the bill had the backing of the full D.C. Council.
  — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• This new approach has the backing of at least one major venue in the state.
  — Angelique Gingras, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
• David Bowie backing singer Linda Lewis has died at the age of 72.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 May 2023
• Finneas was once again by her side, as well as her backing band.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2024
• Keep in Mind This rug, even with a non-slip backing, still manages to move around on the floor a bit.
  — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2024
• The AfD has seen a surge in its support this year, helped in large part by strong backing in the east of the country.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2023
• For the performance, Feist was joined by a full backing band.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
• The backing is the latest in what has been a slow start of endorsements for Mr. Trump.
  — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2023
• The sound mix improved as the show went on, with the 10-piece band and three backing singers adding to the show’s vitality.
  — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023
• There has been vocal backing for the union from leading Democrats.
  — Tom Krisher and David Koenig The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2023
• Peel away the backing on a magnetic sheet and press a paint chip to the adhesive.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
• Publicly at least, Licht has had the backing of his boss, Warner Bros.
  — Paul Farhi, Jeremy Barr, Anchorage Daily News, 12 May 2023
• The new backing meant the indie could staff up, get a slightly roomier office, and roll the dice on more projects.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
• Stein had the backing of 7% of double haters, while West was supported by 6%.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
• This coir doormat has a medium pile and has a 100% latex backing to help keep it in place.
  — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
• With Musk’s backing gone, Altman had to find more money—fast.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023
• Expulsion requires the backing of two-thirds of the members.
  — Ray Stern, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
• The Socialists will still need to earn the backing of other parties to put Illa in charge.
  — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
• The makings are attached to a backing and hung proudly around the neck for homecoming events.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024
• The mums used hundreds of feet of ribbon, and the class had to scavenge for a piece of cardboard big enough to be the backing for the mums, senior Neely Smith told NewsWest 9.
  — Sasha Richie, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024