backside

Example Sentences

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It might be a game where Arsenal need a little kick up the backside, though.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

And have the most important play happen while some latecomer blocks your view with his backside while trying to find his seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"I gave myself a kick up the backside and said I would make an album, a real bedroom project," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

A spider can flick off irritating hairs from the backside of its abdomen, which feel like fiberglass or minute cactus spines.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

The chair is just as sumptuous as it looks, and I ignore the assessing look from Mr. Gideon and Katherine's openmouthed surprise as I settle my backside into the cushions.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland