Back Bay

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noun

a prosperous residential and commercial area of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Words nearby Back Bay

back and to, back away, back bacon, backband, backbar, Back Bay, backbeat, back bench, backbencher, backbend, backbite

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How to use Back Bay in a sentence

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.
Business Travel’s Demise Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences|Alana Semuels|October 20, 2021|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.
Boston: A Historic City and a Trailblazer for Equality|LGBTQ-Editor|August 2, 2020|No Straight News
Reprinted with permission of Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company.
The Real Monuments Men: The Coronation Chamber of Hitler|Robert Edsel|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Outside Back Bay, at least 17 patients remained in critical condition in various hospitals throughout the city.
Boston Mourns Marathon Monday Attack Victims With Memorials, Vigils|Lizzie Crocker|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Side by side with this are the shreds of Back Bay or Buffalo, the mid-week-prayer-meeting point of view.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
The Neck could not be forced, and to cross in boats over the Back Bay was a hazardous undertaking.
The Siege of Boston|Allen French
Lucille herself had dabbled in color for a term or two in a fashionable school on the Back Bay in Boston.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton
There were people skating on Back Bay, and chairs on runners with ladies well wrapped up in furs, and sleds of every description.
A Little Girl in Old Boston|Amanda Millie Douglas
Boston has lately transferred its more than half a million volumes to the new and noble public library building on the Back Bay.
The Library and Society|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Back Bay

back bay

noun

Canadian a small bay or inlet of a lake

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