backside
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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
A backside spin, shorted to 'back' in the trick name, are set from the toe edge of the board and see the rider's chest facing downhill initially.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Sometimes, those gates can snap back and deliver a parting gift – a smack on the backside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
They just needed a kick up the backside, and they certainly got one of those from United.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
In spite of the wound in Ins backside, Lancelot fought in the next tournament—an important one, because of several things which happened at it.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Perhaps part of the reason for the silence is that people aren’t getting the information out of Iran that they need to get them off their backsides and into the streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
“We are working our backsides off, we feel unfulfilled, and we think, ‘For what?’”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
It doesn't matter that this is at Old Trafford, because we will still kick their backsides there anyway!
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
To its embarrassment, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees realized that its “nudity” bans had extended to several elementary school library books depicting cartoon backsides.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
With a definitive pop, Duane was set free, sending the team of friends onto their backsides.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
