piggybacks
- present tense form of piggyback (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The bacteria piggybacks on the flour, so one advantage of making a sourdough starter from organically grown wheat or other grains is that it will have a more diverse array of bacterial species.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023
For Netflix, he piggybacks on his sister's account.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2022
GoFundMe just piggybacks on their efforts, hoping to get another cut out of the kindness of people’s hearts—or out of people not noticing a 15 percent tip is GoFundMe’s default option.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2020
It piggybacks on the existing motor-fuel rules, which bar “unconscionably high” prices.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2020
I’ve given thirteen piggybacks by the time Marie rescues me from the youngest of the boys.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
