rear ends
- plural of rear end.
Example Sentences
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The Rivian is traveling southbound on La Brea approaching Hollywood Boulevard when it rear-ends a vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
We’ve been mired in lockdowns and shutdowns; facing mutants named beta, delta and now omicron; and dragging our sorry rear-ends through nearly two years of masking, distancing and hand-washing.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2022
Frazzled after a hard day and bickering with the kids, Miranda rear-ends Bray’s truck with her minivan, creating an awkward meet-cute and preventing him from telling her about the envelope.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2020
We failed to account for those unexpected times where things just fall apart—like when the baby sitter calls in sick and you miss an important work meeting, or someone rear-ends your station wagon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2015
Mostly sprinters, the majority have been big, muscular sorts with powerful rear-ends, who look, and run, almost like a different breed from the European competition.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2013
