How to Use back order in a Sentence

back order

noun
  • The book I want to buy is a back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
  • The book I want to buy is on back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
  • These gifts won’t clutter closets and won’t be on back order.
    — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Cars are harder to buy than usual, with some models on back order.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Stores are sold out, websites are on back order and prices are stubbornly high.
    — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Raboine says fire-pit sales are up more than 20 percent over last year — and some are on back order.
    — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Cain could not provide an estimate for the time required to clear back orders.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Crowlers, the large aluminum cans that can typically hold two pints, are on back order.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Skates were frequently sold out or on back order, both online and at bricks-and-mortar stores.
    — Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Some wood products, tools and other items that used to arrive in a couple of weeks have been on back order for months.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The masks are on back order but are expected to ship bu June 16 of you order now.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 29 May 2020
  • The city opened the bridge last year, and was supposed to put the sealant on at that time, but the material has been on back order.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The vendor at a booth selling a steel barricade lock for classrooms said sales are so high that the item is on back order.
    — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, 30 July 2018
  • A lot of equipment, including saws and polishers, is on back order.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Below is a partial list of vehicles with airbag components still on back order.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 June 2018
  • The engines are running hot, wearing out too fast, and replacement engines are on back order.
    — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Even Amazon had them on back order with a five-week delivery estimate.
    — Byron McCauley, Cincinnati.com, 12 Mar. 2020
  • And some districts are starting the year with computing devices needed for students still on back order.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, baltimoresun.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Perfect Hoodie appears on the Gap website to be either sold out or on back order.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Her car needed a new air-conditioning evaporator, but that was on back order.
    — Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Since a lot of styles are on back order, the pop-in is a nice way to try out the commuter-friendly kicks for yourself with Nordstrom’s great free shipping.
    — Indya Brown, The Cut, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The practice has only 75 plastic thermometer covers left, and supplies are on back order.
    — Jenny Gold, SFChronicle.com, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Apparently, the roast beef sandwiches and chicken salad wraps that sold out Thursday are still on back order.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2021
  • The camp has also struggled to keep the swimming pool open for lack of replacement parts for pumps, and paper goods and cleaning products are often on back order.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2022
  • When a piece of equipment broke, Slowinski tried to buy a new one, only to find that a replacement was on back order with no delivery date.
    — NBC News, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Not surprisingly, the non-toy version was well beyond my household budget, and — less surprisingly, still — months on back order.
    — Marci Vogel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Typically, no-hitters tend to feature a dynamic defensive play somewhere along the way, and this game had two fantastic ones in back-to-back order.
    — Bob McManaman, azcentral, 4 May 2018
  • Mixers, speakers and controllers — which are to turntables as laptops are to desktops — from brands like Pioneer DJ have been on back order for months.
    — Brian Josephs, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Businesses in Georgia and Tennessee will soon reopen as governors in the states peel back orders issued to curb the spread of coronavirus.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 20 Apr. 2020
  • No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.
    — ABC News, 16 June 2026

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