Backs
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Backs to the wall, utter defiance, questions posed and questions answered.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
When Alex Backs and Kelsey Loch started looking to buy their first house near Indianapolis last fall, they found lots of homes to choose from within their $375,000 budget.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Backs Vilaseca and Nicolas Freitas joined in to drive hooker German Kessler over.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023
Under the headline “Britain Backs Labour,” the Times reported how “Tony Blair and the Labour Party swept to a victory of historic proportions in Britain’s national election on Thursday, ending 18 years of Conservative control.”
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022
And afterwards there was the stroll along the "Backs," and, in the golden hour before sunset, afternoon tea in the garden, and I need not say that I missed my train.
From Our House And London out of Our Windows by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
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