backs up

Example Sentences

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We had our backs up and the fans were with us and to do that goal... it just killed the momentum of the game.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Without blending or upgrading, this oil backs up in the field.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

What’s more, Levine and Prinsloo’s new neighborhood boasts a very impressive number of celebrity residents, not least Oprah, whose enormous Promised Land estate backs up to the couple’s new dwelling.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Rachel Hirleman, whose house backs up to the atom smasher, said she’d like to see the land redeveloped but has enjoyed watching the seasons change around it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The few souls they see inside the old city press their backs up against walls to allow the battered Opel to pass.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr