back to the wall

Example Sentences

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"I very much had my back to the wall," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

He quickly peels the banana and nonchalantly eats it while the camera rolls, before taping the peel back to the wall.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023

Now she had her back to the wall.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

“Once I saw him running back to the wall, I was thinking in my head, ‘Oh, please just don’t catch it, just don’t catch it.’”

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2022

The boy responded by cautiously moving out from behind the desk, keeping his back to the wall and his eyes fixed on the man.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti