rear
noun
the back of something, as distinguished from the front.
Example Sentences
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She rears sheep, and lambing season is just about to get under way.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
But for the most part, Ferraiolo says, young people have a fear of missing out—a phenomenon that rears its head every time an investment soars, as seen in recent years with cryptocurrency and meme stocks.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
The thing is, it always rears its ugly side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
This is the dual state that you lived in, and that you worked in, and that must be called out unflinchingly whenever it rears its head, yet, paradoxically, also now more than ever.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2025
They would for a way, and then, sitting down on their rears, they would cry and whimper.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
