back four
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If you go back four to six months, the belief was that the U.S. government was going to take direct equity stakes in quantum companies the same way they were investing in critical mining.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Why did Canada hold back four athletes from competing?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
Everyone knew their jobs, with Fernandes dropping in and helping Kobbie Mainoo and Casemiro, who were screening the back four nicely.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
For Saturday's defeat at neighbours Manchester United, City fielded an back four containing three players aged 21 or under - Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov and Max Alleyne - alongside 30-year-old Nathan Ake.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
She didn’t come back four years later—or if she did, it was her second trip.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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