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
But even this supergas�70% more powerful than 1931's best 87 octane fuel�is a back number with fuel technologists, who have recently concocted "no octane" gasoline�50% more powerful than 100 octane.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ask me anything about any of the Indian set and I can tell you, but as far as society goes in London I am a back number.
From A Butterfly on the Wheel by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
