back burner

Example Sentences

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I also have a couple songs on the back burner that didn’t make the album that I really really still want to put out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It is possible that Jenner hasn’t given much thought to the currently listed home, putting it on the back burner.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

How does your office decide what’s worthy of a suit and what goes on the back burner?

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

The quarterly results could push trade concerns to the back burner once again.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Another oddity was my discovery, one afternoon, of a large copper pot bubbling on the back burner of the stove, a peculiar smell emanating from it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt