backgrounds

Example Sentences

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If Jenkins needs any help with writing for school work, she has two parents with distinguished writing backgrounds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

A rapturous feeling takes over the room, as if all of the disparate identities and backgrounds came together in spiritual tune — the cluster having finally come together.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

There's a community sharing shop. where people from disadvantaged backgrounds can come and, you know, not just get some of the stuff that they need, but also create friendships and be a part of something.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Tarek Mansour, co-founder and chief executive of Kalshi, called the criticism “baseless” and said the company’s data show the top performers on the platform are individual investors without Wall Street backgrounds rather than institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The articles gave specific information on what our homes were like, our backgrounds, our hobbies, our aspirations—all there was to know about us.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals