backstreet

/ ˈbækˌstriːt /

noun

1. a street in a town remote from the main roads

2. (modifier) denoting illicit activities regarded as likely to take place in such a street

   a backstreet abortion

Example Sentences

That night, the team whisks Doncic to Las Vegas for a Backstreet Boys concert, where somebody ’grams a photo from backstage and again the internet explodes: Dang, look at Luka.

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Martin, 54, has spent his career constructing instantly recognizable hits for Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, the Weeknd and Ariana Grande.

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With no heel clicks needed, I was whisked to “The Wizard of Oz’s” Sphere premiere in a red sedan by a Lyft driver named — no fooling — Ruby, who said she was grateful that the Backstreet Boys’ recent stint at the arena “made Vegas busy for a minute.”

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The production, which opened Friday at the Ahmanson Theatre under the fizzy direction of Luke Sheppard, reimagines a new post-Romeo life for Juliet while riding a magic carpet of chart-toppers from juggernaut Swedish producer Max Martin, who has spun gold with Katy Perry, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys, among other pop titans.

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Take, for instance, one of the early numbers, “I Want It That Way,” a pop ballad made famous by the Backstreet Boys.

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