be behind
Example Sentences
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The World Cup's late finish and the number of Arsenal players involved in the tournament mean his competitors for a starting place are going to be behind him in match fitness.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Emirates’s Clark, whose airline’s backlog represents more than half of the 777X’s total orders, said Tuesday that the worst appeared to be behind Boeing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Nexstar Media Group’s The Hill, the political web site that started as a free newspaper read in most congressional offices in Washington, is launching a new direct-to-consumer streaming service that will be behind a paywall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Some of the concerns over growth in this report, and especially on inflation, should be behind us,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
I think of the big black “X”s that marked off the days because all I wanted was for them to be behind me.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
