back to the wall
Example Sentences
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"I'll be looking 'where's the fire escape', 'where's my nearest exit?' Like sitting with my back to the wall so I can see everything at all times."
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024
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
He straightened and stood with his back to the wall.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
