back when
Example Sentences
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What was the climate like for industrial music in L.A. back when you started in the mid-’90s?
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
That was back when he was pouring everything he had into the electric-car maker and reusable-rocket company—whose eventual successes would make him wildly wealthy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“We are going to suspend it for a period, and then we will put it back when gas goes down,” Trump said.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
I was an early adopter of “bop” back when we were still using the word to classify the singular bounciness of Carly Rae Jepsen songs in 2015.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
I left for Baltimore earlier this evening, back when I thought I’d be visiting a different family, because doing anything felt better than doing nothing.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
