backing

Example Sentences

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Our indispensable assistant Yueling, who remembers a World Cup betting pool at our old Shanghai bureau 20 years ago, is backing France—a Zidane loyalist to the end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Several other attendees would agree — even those who aren’t backing the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

In South Sudan, fans at public viewing centres in the the capital, Juba, were also backing Bafana Bafana.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Whoop’s screenless wristband has locked millions of fitness-minded users into a subscription model and counts backing from sports superstars such as LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

We set up our tents in a semicircle, backing onto the woods, midway between their fire and the cliff.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline