Backs
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Appeared in the April 8, 2026, print edition as 'Trump Backs Off Threat to Level Iran'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Backs to wall for part of it but absolutely class from England these last two days!
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2024
“This cannot be sustained,” said Volker Backs, the company’s managing director.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022
Backs and forwards have rediscovered a common purpose, backing each other up and spreading the wealth.
From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2020
Attendance, don't tread upon their Backs, keep at an awful Distance there; so upon my Train!
From The Female Wits by Anonymous
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