How to Use backstory in a Sentence

backstory

noun
  • Tell me the backstory of that spooky song.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • That’s the backstory parceled out over the course of the movie.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • What is the backstory on that song?
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
  • So what's the backstory on this place?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
  • What is each of their backstory?
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • What is each of their backstory?
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
  • What is each of their backstory?
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
  • What is each of their backstory?
    — Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
  • What is each of their backstory?
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
  • What is each of their backstory?
    — EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This place has a wild backstory.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Blah blah blah, name, place backstory stuff.
    — Glamour, 5 Mar. 2026
  • What's the backstory on this place?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Did Ryan want that kind of backstory for a while?
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The show will dive into some of this backstory on screen as well.
    — Danielle Turchiano, Variety, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The backstory There’s a lot to this one.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • And pop culture has spent the past decade in an age of deep backstory.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 17 Aug. 2021
  • But that’s only the kind of backstory that film nerds need to know.
    — Samantha Allen, Them., 20 Aug. 2025
  • In that time, the winger has won fans at each stop with his backstory and hard-nosed play.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • His life hadn’t been easy, but his backstory was a strong selling point.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Shetty’s backstory with the plane crash, that came out of room.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Clearly there is a lot of backstory here.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • But the team has long shied away from so much as discussing the land’s grim backstory.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
  • Making up a backstory wasn’t hard for her.
    — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Price also gave the house a backstory.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Did you guys decide on a backstory?
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
  • This character has such a rich backstory to be able to play with.
    — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Who wants a hero who expires under the sheer weight of backstory?
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
  • Gi-hun also shares more of his backstory with the old man during their watch.
    — Quinci Legardye, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Would these bites taste just as good in a paper bag and a mission-less backstory?
    — Cathryne Keller, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022

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