back number
Example Sentences
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The Force did hit back, number eight Richard Brown creeping over after a quick pick-and-go from captain Matt Hodgson.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2013
The fact that GM is back, number one, I think shows the kind of turnaround that’s possible when it comes to American manufacturing.”
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 2, 2012
“The adults are being sent back, number one.”
From Washington Post
The last play I saw was a clincher, a final convincing argument that I was a hopeless back number.
From Time Magazine Archive
He rails at conditions instead of changing them, and eventually he finds himself shelfed and shunned as a back number.
From Think A Book for To-day by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
