BACK in a Sentence

Learn BACK from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for BACK, such as:
1. I walk back after work everyday.
2. He stood back to allow us to enter.
3. Time past cannot be called back again.
4. She sank back against/into the cushions.
5. He sat down with his back against a tree.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of BACK
back
 n.  the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
 v.  travel backward
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He sat down with his back against a tree.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
2  He mayn't come back till autumn or winter.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  Martha had, in fact, hurried back after she had removed the dinner service.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
4  She threw herself back on her pillow and buried her face.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  He dropped back on his pillow and lay there with an odd expression on his face.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  And then he lay back on his cushion and was still, as if he were thinking.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  He lay back on his cushion and paused thoughtfully.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
8  She ran back to the house as quickly as her feet would carry her.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
9  I made them put me back in bed this afternoon.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
10  My back ached and my head ached and I was tired.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
11  In spite of his invalid back Colin sat up in bed in quite a healthy rage.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
12  by the time he had come back with the Duchess, it had entirely.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
13  looking for it, while the rest of the party went back to the game.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
14  It was a poor thin back to look at when it was bared.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
15  His back is weak because he won't try to sit up.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  There was no return address on the back of the envelope.
2  I walk back after work everyday.
3  Time past cannot be called back again.
4  She stepped back, hardly able to believe her ears.
5  She sank back against/into the cushions.
6  Adults often look back on their childhood as a golden age.
7  He stood back to allow us to enter.
8  She drew back from the window in case anyone saw her.
9  We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late.
10  Your article brought back sad memories for me.
11  I prodded her in the back to get her attention.
12  He turned his attention back to the road again.
13  The racer lashed the horse across the back with a whip.
14  Our soldiers beat back all the attacks of the enemy.
15  The plane banked, and circled back toward us.