Back Bay
noun
a prosperous residential and commercial area of Boston, Massachusetts.
Back Bay
Americannoun
back bay
British
noun
Example Sentences
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“There’s a reason that younger people tend to have high-deductible health plans, and obviously it’s affordability,” Robert Jeter, a financial adviser with Back Bay Financial Planning and Investments, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
Forecasts called for sunshine and temperatures in the mid-50s, rising into the mid- to high-60s for the stragglers who make it to Back Bay in late afternoon.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Under that scenario, the streets of Boston's Back Bay we are gazing out across at would become capillaries of the Charles River.
From Salon • May 20, 2023
Over his shoulder lies the gentle arc of Bombay’s Back Bay.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
We were going to stay with Gay’s cousins, Bob and Shirley Zimmerman, who lived on the top two floors of a Back Bay town house.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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