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 big gun is jury-rigged on the back of a flatbed truck.
— James Levinson, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2023 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Many toothbrushes now come equipped with a tongue cleaner on the back of the brush head.
— Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 28 June 2023 -
Parents should check the UPC number on the back of the container.
— Sari Hitchins, Parents, 19 Sep. 2023 -
These spiders are black with orange or white spots on the back of the abdomen.
— Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024 -
But that human element, that’s what makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
— John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023 -
The researchers implanted the battery under the skin on the back of rats.
— IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024 -
Move up the entire leg, working one at a time on the back of the leg as well as the outside and inside.
— Enrica Petraglia, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024 -
Shepard, 49, has his hand placed on the back of Bell’s head as the horizon glows behind them in the sweet shot.
— Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024 -
Anything wider than that can't be transported on the back of a truck.
— Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 5 May 2023 -
The far-right is rising on the back of the same sort of fears that powered the rise of fascism before World War II.
— Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024 -
Before that, there was the oil price crisis of 1998 when demand stagnated on the back of crises around the world.
— Courtenay Brown, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024 -
His beanie first appeared on top of his hairline and ears, then magically appeared on the back of his head.
— Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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