back of

as in in back of
at, to, or toward the rear of the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school

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Recent Examples of back of The Italian was also partly at fault for the second, pushing a cross onto Djed Spence, with the ball rebounding into the back of the net. Elias Burke, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 The Dell landed at the back of an already lackluster pack. PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2025 The old adage is that moms have eyes in the back of their heads, but a new study shows that women in general may also have more sensitive hearing. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025 The footage didn't show Galactus in full but did feature the back of his head looking down at the Statue of Liberty, as the Fantastic Four scrambles to deal with this cosmic threat and calm the worried public. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for back of

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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20of. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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