How to Use in the background in a Sentence

in the background

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  • One snap shows a pup looking up at a camera as four of its siblings walk around in the background.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • If a tray of muffins comes out slightly uneven, or if the kitchen is bustling and loud in the background, leave it in.
    — Lisa Montenegro, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Trump asks at the start of the clip, which features soft piano music playing in the background.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
  • That to me is scary because most people would never think to check whether their TV box is sending traffic in the background.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • At least in the background, Coffin reminds us that women also worked behind the scenes from the beginning.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Your social calendar is buzzing, but there’s more happening in the background, Libra.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • The ball in the net, the goalkeeper reacting, fans erupting in the background, and Messi already turning away with his arms raised.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • In the human operating system, this seed improver has been running quietly in the background for as long as there have been human beings.
    — Arianna Huffington, Time, 29 June 2026
  • But there was another revolution taking place quietly in the background.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Spherephones instead provide continuous audio cues that remain in the background while allowing workers to stay focused on their tasks.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • In the same Instagram post on Wednesday, Nikolau showed off a ring with the New York skyline in the background.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • In an Instagram post on July 1, Nikolau showed off a ring with the New York skyline in the background.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • In this photo illustration, the Anthropic logo is seen on a smartphone with a Claude Mythos logo in the background.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • Video footage of the dogs at Dingo Doggies Campus shows the pups walking on treadmills, training in the gym and relaxing on beds while booms and fireworks sounds can be heard in the background.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Your lymphatic system has been running quietly in the background your whole life, filtering waste, shuttling immune cells and moving fluid that your circulatory system leaves behind.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
  • The largest appellation in France's Northern Rhône has built its international reputation on expressive red wines, while its whites have quietly remained in the background.
    — Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Even if products are in the background of their livestreams or Bangtan Bombs (their behind-the-scenes content), BTS fans, or ARMY, will spot them, and they will be sold out by the end of the week.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Even with these lower levels dominating crypto conversations and policy debates the institutional pivot toward blockchain, on-chain payments, and tokenized transactions is accelerating in the background.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place with Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed, in the background.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • There are people in the Bowie House bar sipping whiskey and having a heart to heart, there are people playing pool in the Billet Room, and there are couples enjoying an intimate moment in the Mulberry Room while the fire crackles in the background.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • The show features an extravagant fireworks display held in New York City over either the East or Hudson Rivers, with landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building often seen in the background.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 July 2026

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