backside
Example Sentences
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Sometimes, those gates can snap back and deliver a parting gift – a smack on the backside.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
“Of course, being a racist has been illegal in our formation since 1948. The same goes for sexual harassment,” Hegseth offered, possibly to cover his backside, only to expose it again a few sentences later.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025
He started making up ground on the backside but had too much work to do against a superior Fierceness.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025
Max Dowman stood laughing as Declan Rice bounced the ball off his backside during an open training session on Arsenal's pre-season tour of Hong Kong in the summer.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025
Fyrian had perched right in between the monster’s great, wide-spaced eyes, and he began scratching his backside madly.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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