backstory
or back sto·ry
[ bak-stawr-ee, ‐stohr-ee ]
/ ˈbækˌstɔr i, ‐ˌstoʊr i /
noun, plural back·sto·ries.
a narrative providing a history or background context, especially for a character or situation in a literary work, film, or dramatic series.
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How to use backstory in a sentence
The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
Think back to the Bush-Kerry race of 2004, the Thrilla in Vanilla.
But along with the cartoon funk is an all-too-real story of police brutality embodied by a horde of evil Pigs.
Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.
Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.
The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.
With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
British Dictionary definitions for backstory
noun
the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
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