piggyback

Example Sentences

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Big increases in central-bank buying led others to piggyback on the price gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The most common type of down-payment assistance, according to Down Payment Resource, is a second mortgage, or piggyback loan, which has grown in popularity as affordability has challenged home buyers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

Emmet Sheehan also will join the bullpen mix come the playoffs, likely as a multi-inning option to piggyback with starters.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Wong continued, “I liked getting a piggyback ride from Steven at the end. That was really funny. That was fun because every time I would get on his back, he would ‘pop’ a little bit.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

Mom released me so I could take Laleh piggyback, and we walked through the sliding glass doors into the cool Tehran night.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram