How to Use rear-end in a Sentence
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The victim was rear-ended at a light while waiting to turn.
— Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024 -
Police said the tow truck involved in the crash appeared to have rear-end damage.
— Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024 -
By Lap 2, having been rear-ended in the Turn 11 hairpin, his day – and season – were done.
— Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2023 -
Contrary to its name, pork butt—also called Boston butt—is not from the actual rear-end of the pig.
— Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023 -
Sanderson said Paltrow rear-ended him on a beginners slope, and didn’t stop to help.
— Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023 -
In all the cases, the crashes were caused by other vehicles changing lanes or rear-ending the trucks.
— Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024 -
But did that huge rear wing really need to be so tall to maximize rear-end downforce?
— Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023 -
Hayes was driving behind them and rear-ended the couple’s car, police said.
— Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Then, in another, a Tesla in Autopilot rear-ended a car that changed lanes in front of the Tesla.
— Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Take the officer who took his eyes off the road to dig through a bag before rear-ending another driver at a red light.
— USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024 -
The riders’ necks snapped back again and again, something like getting rear-ended on the road a dozen times moments after pulling out of your driveway.
— Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024 -
Mandrill monkeys are the largest type of monkey native to Africa and are commonly known for their bright-colored faces and red rear-ends.
— Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2024 -
The front- and rear-end are more chiseled and sporty and the headlights now feature a crisp LED redesign, giving it an overall more determined face.
— Peter Nelson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 -
After the collision, a driver in a minivan rear-ended the Camry.
— Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024 -
The snowmobile also includes year 3000-like front and rear-end lights, plus a windshield that keeps your vision clear on the Black Diamond.
— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024 -
The system also has a hard time preventing rear-end collisions, partly because it isn’t set up to track how long a train is and doesn’t know where the back of a train is.
— Josh Funk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023 -
Drive-thrus can also be hot spots for rear-end collisions and t-bone accidents from cars turning left out of driveways.
— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 June 2023 -
Rear-End Crash Percentages Cars equipped with self-driving systems [right], had worse rear-end collision rates than those not so equipped.
— IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023 -
One of the cruisers sustained moderate rear-end damage, State Police said.
— Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023 -
Each incident led to a rear-end collision and caused minor injuries.
— William Gavin, Quartz, 13 May 2024 -
Riding distance assist goes a step further than adaptive cruise control to prevent you from rear-ending a driver in front of you.
— New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024 -
Blakinger went back to Ithaca, N.Y., the literal scene of her crime, for a book event; there, someone accidentally rear-ended her rental car.
— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023 -
In the Sport mode, the system allows significant rear-end slip before intervention, yet still steps in before a slide turns into a spin.
— Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023 -
According to the report, the actor and another male allegedly took off in an SUV after rear-ending a Toyota.
— Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Yet reporting found that all the seats that failed in these types of rear-end collisions met or exceeded the half-century-old federal strength standard.
— Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023 -
Yet our reporting found that all the seats that failed in these types of rear-end collisions met or exceeded the half-century-old federal strength standard.
— Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024 -
Consider, for instance, how an individual might speak to their boss versus a stranger who just rear-ended their car.
— Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024 -
Out of the 23 most serious Waymo crashes, 16 involved a human driver rear-ending a Waymo.
— Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024 -
The Malibu/Lost Hills sheriff’s station is investigating an alleged hit-and-run, where Busey is accused of rear-ending a woman’s car.
— Vulture, 6 Sep. 2023 -
Traffic was backed up, police said, possibly because of the first fatal crash, and a 72-year-old River Rouge woman, the driver, rear-ended a vehicle stopped in traffic.
— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
- She stood up and brushed off her rear end.
- The car's rear end was badly damaged in the accident.
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The girl said the man’s van may have damage to the rear end.
— Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022 -
Taut side lines flow to a fastback slope to one of the best rear ends on the road.
— Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 May 2018 -
Then his hand reached for her rear end and gave it a squeeze.
— Author: Trip Gabriel, Julie Bosman, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2017 -
Now there might be a polite way to clue it in terms of the rear end.
— Liz Maynes-Aminzade, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2023 -
That rig in turn hit the rear end of the tractor trailer in front of it.
— Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 4 June 2019 -
Meanwhile, Gus turned away and scratched his rear end at length on the corner of the shed.
— Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2012 -
Riding on 22-inch wheels and tyres, the rear end of the ID.Aero is drawn in, and all surfaces fit flush to the bodywork.
— Michael Taylor, Forbes, 27 June 2022 -
Its rear end, hefty with the weight of the engine, spun the car around nearly 180 degrees.
— Rachel Lance, Wired, 6 Dec. 2020 -
On the plane, the wheel gunners held steady by pushing their rear ends against the cabin wall.
— Wired, 30 Nov. 2019 -
On one of Thayer’s first snaps, the ball shot up right into his rear end.
— Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2019 -
One was shot in the rear end while the other was shot in the arm, according to Baimbridge.
— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 11 July 2021 -
The latest photo shows the rear end of the Civic Si sedan in a vivid orange color.
— Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 18 Oct. 2021 -
Substantial smarts may be in the cells of a worm's rear end, for instance.
— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024 -
The lines are clean, front end imposing enough and the rear end stylish but subtle.
— Kyle Edward, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021 -
The rear end is quite refined now and resembles that of the Jeep Compass.
— Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 May 2018 -
The brand also released a new teaser photo and a video that both show the car's rear end.
— Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 31 May 2019 -
The clip shows the man walking behind Rivest and pretending to smack her rear end.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019 -
In the film, Faye delivers a version of this and slaps her rear end for effect.
— Callahan Tormey, Town & Country, 8 May 2022 -
The design turned heads with its corset see-through bodice and drop-waist skirt, which hung low to reveal Gaga's rear end.
— Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023 -
On his way to Los Angeles, Brown blew out the rear end of his truck and had to wait five days for repairs.
— Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022 -
Akinjo came down hard on his rear end against Texas Tech, and is still sore from that.
— Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 16 Jan. 2022 -
The rapper was with at least four women who lowered their shorts to show their rear ends.
— Ryan Morik, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023 -
The rear end has a darker light strip between its LED taillights as well.
— Michael Taylor, Forbes, 27 June 2022 -
The Sportback, which will be available only with all-wheel-drive, will have a more sloped rear end.
— Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021 -
Her breasts, rear end and genitals were exposed in some of the photos.
— Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020 -
The movement zeroes in on the gluteus maximus, which is the muscle that creates the shape of your rear end.
— Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022 -
That's not the case with camera systems designed to cover both the front and the rear end of a vehicle.
— Seamus Bellamy, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2019 -
Shoving a beer can up a chicken’s rear end is a summertime rite of passage for serious grillers.
— The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024
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