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Example Sentences

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In the background of a bar, a poster for Roberto Rossellini’s earnest humanitarian classic “Europa ’51” is visible, Jude obviously paying homage to a classic story about a privileged woman’s crisis of charity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But when “Masquerade” producers were struggling to figure out how to make it so the actors and the audience moved through the show on schedule, Broucke, 26, volunteered his background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

This is to remedy a pricing imbalance, a senior administration official told reporters on background.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But while the formal announcement of the state visit might have been delayed, planning seems to have quietly continued in the background, with no signs of the visit being stopped.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

She had the background for this sort of thing.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck