- plural of background.
backgrounds
Example Sentences
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Because the participants were predominantly White, the findings may not apply equally to people from other ethnic backgrounds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
El Issaoui said gang members easily spotted more vulnerable children, who were often from more deprived backgrounds or excluded from school.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Defectors with sensitive backgrounds -- such as former intelligence operatives, diplomats or those with access to state secrets -- are typically kept separately from other arrivals."
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Opponents of ditching testing requirements argued that the exams are a key tool to uniformly predict academic success from students of divergent backgrounds, as well as schools that may issue grades differently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
It was 96 percent black, but it wasn’t in the inner city, and most of its students did not come from deprived backgrounds but from middle-class ones.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
