BEHIND in a Sentence
Learn BEHIND 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.
393 example sentences for BEHIND, such as:
1. Brian was ensconced behind the bar.
2. Staff were pilfering behind the bar.
3. The golden age is before us, not behind us.
4. Two basic assumptions lay behind the policy.
5. I fail to see the logic behind his argument.
2. Staff were pilfering behind the bar.
3. The golden age is before us, not behind us.
4. Two basic assumptions lay behind the policy.
5. I fail to see the logic behind his argument.
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Meanings and Examples of BEHIND
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behind
ad. of timepieces
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The hush of midnight lay on the village, and all its waking life was gathered behind the church windows, from which strains of dance-music flowed with the broad bands of yellow light.
2 One cold winter morning, as he dressed in the dark, his candle flickering in the draught of the ill-fitting window, he had heard her speak from the bed behind him.
3 "Well, when she gets married, I mean," his wife's drawl came from behind him.
4 At the moment, however, his one desire was to avoid the long drive with her behind the ancient sorrel who never went out of a walk.
5 Here and there a star pricked through, showing behind it a deep well of blue.
6 In an hour or two the moon would push over the ridge behind the farm, burn a gold-edged rent in the clouds, and then be swallowed by them.
7 As they sat thus he heard a sound behind him and turned his head.
8 The fitful bursts of sleet had changed into a steady rain and the horses had heavy work even without a load behind them.
9 Mattie lifted her hand with a quick gesture, and he heard his wife's step behind him.
10 A red sun stood over the grey rim of the fields, behind trees that looked black and brittle.
11 As he stood there he heard a step behind him and she entered.
12 At the kitchen door Daniel Byrne sat in his sleigh behind a big-boned grey who pawed the snow and swung his long head restlessly from side to side.
13 She had not heard Ethan's call because she was sobbing and she did not hear his step till he stood close behind her and laid his hands on her shoulders.
14 When it was in place they stood side by side on the door-step, watching Daniel Byrne plunge off behind his fidgety horse.
15 As they drove away the sun sank behind the hill and the pine-boles turned from red to grey.
Example Sentence: (183 in 13 pages)
1 David had changed his lodgings, leaving no address behind.
2 Many of the women had left their husbands behind and they told of their fears that they may never see them again.
3 The golden age is before us, not behind us.
4 The tunnel project has already fallen behind schedule.
5 I fail to see the logic behind his argument.
6 She peeked at the audience from behind the curtain.
7 The author prefers to hide behind a cloak of anonymity.
8 It's safe to stay well behind the car in front to avoid runing into it.
9 The ball rose in a high arc and fell behind the boundary line.
10 Staff were pilfering behind the bar.
11 There was a little portable television switched on behind the bar.
12 Brian was ensconced behind the bar.
13 Two basic assumptions lay behind the policy.
14 Our soldiers have entrenched themselves behind the battle lines.
15 Curtis got behind the wheel and they started back toward the cottage.