toward the rear

Example Sentences

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“Overflow,” an usher posted outside the church doors said as we approached, jerking his thumb toward the rear parking lot where the grammar school was located.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

A full drum kit toward the rear of the stage overwhelmed the room with its boomy kick, its volume urging everything else around it upward into rock show territory.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

“I tilted everything up toward the rear of the site trying to mask the black-mirrored Bank of America building, which I think is an eyesore,” the architect said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2020

He’s entrenched toward the rear in fund-raising totals.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2019

Ben heard a boy toward the rear of the class laugh.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy