BACK in a Sentence
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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.
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.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of BACK
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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.
2 He mayn't come back till autumn or winter.
3 Martha had, in fact, hurried back after she had removed the dinner service.
4 She threw herself back on her pillow and buried her face.
5 He dropped back on his pillow and lay there with an odd expression on his face.
6 And then he lay back on his cushion and was still, as if he were thinking.
7 He lay back on his cushion and paused thoughtfully.
8 She ran back to the house as quickly as her feet would carry her.
9 I made them put me back in bed this afternoon.
10 My back ached and my head ached and I was tired.
11 In spite of his invalid back Colin sat up in bed in quite a healthy rage.
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
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
Context Highlight In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
14 It was a poor thin back to look at when it was bared.
15 His back is weak because he won't try to sit up.
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.