piggyback
adverb
on the back or shoulders.
piggybacks
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present tense formof piggyback (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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
When someone gets a reward, “it piggybacks on that same dopamine circuit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 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
I give Leigh’s and Katherine’s kids a hundred airplane rides and piggybacks, or at least until I can’t stand up anymore.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
