How to Use on the back of in a Sentence

on the back of

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  • The days of teams signing players on the back of a good performance at one World Cup are gone, but what about two?
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Televisions on the back of each seat played a cable channel of the White House's choosing.
    — Emily Chang, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Despite the last name on the back of his jersey, Malhotra has a lot of work to do to improve in the faceoff circle.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Anyway, this phrase survived my query letter, made it into my agent’s submission letter to editors, and ended up in my editor’s copy on the back of the book.
    — Sarah Schulman, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Medics rushed both teens to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, where the boy who was riding on the back of the moped died.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • The fatal hit-and-run occurred less than two hours after a 13-year-old boy was killed riding on the back of a moped in Queens after his friend slammed into an open car door and then careened into a moving truck.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026
  • Bring to a vigorous simmer over medium-high, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld and sauce thickens slightly to leave a thin coating on the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • International Business Machines — The tech giant’s shares jumped more than 3% on the back of a price target increase from Bank of America.
    — Davis Giangiulio,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Video obtained by the Daily News shows the moment a 13-year-old boy riding on the back of a moped was killed in Queens Monday after his friend slammed into an open car door and then careened into a moving truck.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

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