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
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
Recreational runners streamed across the Back Bay finish line into the afternoon, turning to the sidewalks and pumping their arms to prompt the thinner crowds alongside the course.
From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2021
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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