Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for backing. Search instead for jackin.
Definitions

backing

[bak-ing] / ˈbæk ɪŋ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Over the next three years, however, that deal collapsed and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund pulled its backing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Now, Beijing is backing down, at least temporarily, as it buys time for further talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

With a roster of A-list session warriors, including drummers Matt Chamberlain and Jay Bellerose, their backing band and orchestra lend a grandeur to the LP that finally matched their aesthetic ambitions and gothic lore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The unexpected move by prosecutors on the trial's 39th day came after they presented weeks of evidence backing the now-dismissed charges.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

There’s a mess of food on the floor, and Yarrow is backing away.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Many of Clarke's poems were originally released with musical backings masterminded by producer Martin Hannett, who was known for his work with Joy Division.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025

At that point, bank targets may be persuaded to do deals not because they need the liquidity, but to show they have the backings of large institutional investors.

From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2023

On the doors to the offices themselves, a few backings of peeled-off stickers remained.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2021

Ms. Kokoszka described the members as having “unselfishly donated their time, talents, fabrics, battings, backings, bindings and labels for the making of the quilts each of our honored guests will receive tonight.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020

We make complicated floral patterns with a compass, we glue odd substances to cardboard backings: feathers, sequins, pieces of macaroni garishly dyed, lengths of drinking straw.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood


Vocabulary lists containing backing

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training