backside
noun
the rear or back part or view of an object, person, scene, etc.; that part which is opposite the front.
backsides
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pluralof backside.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"It allows officers to sit on their backsides all day and do nothing," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Perhaps part of the reason for the silence is that people aren’t getting the information out of Iran that they need to get them off their backsides and into the streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
“We are working our backsides off, we feel unfulfilled, and we think, ‘For what?’”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
To its embarrassment, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees realized that its “nudity” bans had extended to several elementary school library books depicting cartoon backsides.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
A few Continentals dashed by, their hands holding their hats on their heads, and canteens and cartridge cases banging against their backsides.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
