back of
preposition
US, informal
: behind
… stood leaning against a parked car out back of the building …—
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Peter Goldman et al.They now sit … just two games back of the Yankees in the wild card race.—Steve Buckley
Steve BuckleyExamples of back of in a Sentence
the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
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Javier Delgado-Cordoba, 29, is accused of assaulting a woman in the back of his car in Arvada in January, police officials said this week.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Alex Killorn, Jeffrey Viel, Mason McTavish and Sennecke all found the back of the net.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Initially treated as a death by natural causes, the case was later ruled a homicide after an undertaker noticed a knife wound on the back of her neck.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Once outside, Nataliia slid into the back of an ambulance and was rushed to the nearest burn center.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Alex Killorn, Jeffrey Viel, Mason McTavish and Sennecke all found the back of the net.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Initially treated as a death by natural causes, the case was later ruled a homicide after an undertaker noticed a knife wound on the back of her neck.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Once outside, Nataliia slid into the back of an ambulance and was rushed to the nearest burn center.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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