back of
preposition
US, informal
: behind
… stood leaning against a parked car out back of the building …—
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Steve BuckleyExamples of back of in a Sentence
the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
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Cousins shot Turrentine, who owned the car sales business, across the jaw, then in the back of the head, according to prosecutors’ account.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
In four-hour operations, surgeons implanted a tiny electrode panel into the back of the eye and an ultra-thin receiver under the skin near the ear to pick up a wireless signal from a tiny camera on sunglasses and a signal processor worn on a belt.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Doing so depresses a lever at the back of the lock, which automatically causes the arms to swing back in and lock together around the far side of the post.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2025
The explosion had blown out the overhead door in the back of the building and dislodged several windows and a door at the front, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
In four-hour operations, surgeons implanted a tiny electrode panel into the back of the eye and an ultra-thin receiver under the skin near the ear to pick up a wireless signal from a tiny camera on sunglasses and a signal processor worn on a belt.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Doing so depresses a lever at the back of the lock, which automatically causes the arms to swing back in and lock together around the far side of the post.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2025
The explosion had blown out the overhead door in the back of the building and dislodged several windows and a door at the front, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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