backside

Example Sentences

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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

"It is frustrating and when somebody is right up your backside, either flashing or becoming angry because you're doing 20 mph - it's unnerving."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 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

On shimmering disco anthem Got To Have Love, he warns against squandering relationships: "When love disappears / Life disappears / and you sit on your backside / for 25 years."

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

He gave Dodger a slap on the backside, and Akira watched her best friend run away into the woods.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz