toward the rear

Example Sentences

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“Overflow,” an usher posted outside the church doors said as we approached, jerking his thumb toward the rear parking lot where the grammar school was located.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

The original design of the 737-9 Max had two additional emergency exits toward the rear of the plane, in addition to the exits over the wings, at the rear, and near the cockpit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024

She arrived a minute before showtime, squeezed into a spot toward the rear of the onstage throng and sighed with relief.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2023

A full drum kit toward the rear of the stage overwhelmed the room with its boomy kick, its volume urging everything else around it upward into rock show territory.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

Tomás put them in his pocket and, glaring at the young man, jabbed his thumb toward the rear door of the shop.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty