Back Bay

noun

1. a prosperous residential and commercial area of Boston, Massachusetts.

back bay

noun

1. a small bay or inlet of a lake

Example Sentences

He’d stay near Back Bay, say, at the Marriott Copley Place, and wake up early to go for a long run by the Charles River before work.

From Time

In addition to being home to many historic landmarks like Trinity Church and the Boston Public Library, Back Bay is now also home to a significant portion of the city’s LGBTQ community.

From No Straight News

Reprinted with permission of Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company.

From The Daily Beast

Outside Back Bay, at least 17 patients remained in critical condition in various hospitals throughout the city.

From The Daily Beast

Side by side with this are the shreds of Back Bay or Buffalo, the mid-week-prayer-meeting point of view.

From Project Gutenberg

The Neck could not be forced, and to cross in boats over the Back Bay was a hazardous undertaking.

From Project Gutenberg

Lucille herself had dabbled in color for a term or two in a fashionable school on the Back Bay in Boston.

From Project Gutenberg

There were people skating on Back Bay, and chairs on runners with ladies well wrapped up in furs, and sleds of every description.

From Project Gutenberg

Boston has lately transferred its more than half a million volumes to the new and noble public library building on the Back Bay.

From Project Gutenberg