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How to use backing in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, adjective

Backing means support, especially financial. Example: “It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.”

Examples of backing by meaning

nounSupport, especially financial.

  • It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.

nounA liner or other material added behind or underneath.

  • The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.
  • In general, the locomotives are painted dark green; the numberplates are brass, with a red backing, and are usually carried on the tank side.1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 495

nounA backdrop.

  • The simplest and cheapest answer is to introduce a scenic backing of some kind, a backdrop, a drape, some flats to restrict the shot and obscure whatever is outside.2013, Gerald Millerson, TV Scenic Design, page 134

More sentences with backing

  • I′d recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system.From the entry storage
  • Governor Johnson received the backing of the state Grange in his bid for re-election.From the entry grange
  • Progressive dances typically start with the leader and the follower facing and backing line of dance, respectively.From the entry line of dance
  • Which horse are you backing in this race?From the entry back
  • That beeping sound indicates that the truck is backing up.From the entry back up
  • This horse is worth backing at evens.From the entry evens
  • It was easy add his the new merit badge to his uniform because the patch had a hot seal backing.From the entry hot seal
  • The company will succeed only if it has sufficient backing.From the entry only if
  • He “pinkie promised” allegiance to co-conspirator Cat Burns and might depend on her backing to survive.2025 November 5, Michael Hogan, “Who will win The Celebrity Traitors final – and how?”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph…. From the entry pinkie promise
  • Last year the Labour Party passed a conference motion backing proportional representation (PR) by an overwhelming margin.2023 July 21, Rob Ford, “Would proportional representation really doom the Tories?”, in New Statesman. From the entry pr
  • He is capable of playing a similar way, backing defenders down in the post.2019 February 25, Brett Dawson, Fred Katz, “How power forward Markieff Morris might fit in with the Thunder”, in The Athletic. From the entry bucket
  • Waldemar Fornalik's side had phenomenal backing from their raucous, beery, fire-cracking supporters.15 OCtober 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian. From the entry beery
  • The finance minister, a true Aunt Sally figure, was dispatched to Moscow in search of backing.2013 March 23, Kyran Fitzgerald, “Stakes couldn’t be higher”, in Irish Examiner. From the entry Aunt Sally
  • I practiced going about in circles and backing in and out of the barn.2012 02, Edmund C. Schimek, A Small Time in Space, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 12. From the entry about
  • I'm sitting here LQTM, recalling Barry's explanation of my backing up instructions on the hand-held CB.2012 June 7, Janet Wilder, “Re: was "Our Maiden Voyage", now JEEP towing”, in rec.outdoors.rv-travel (Usenet). From the entry LQTM
  • As unsubstantiated claims receive significant backing, skeptics and defenders of mainstream science enter the fray.2011, Taner Edis, Science and Nonbelief, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 153. From the entry mainstream
  • Gaddafi's calls for unity and stability are at odds with his track record of backing rebellions.2011 February 22, Alex Perry, “Libyan Leader's Delusions of African Grandeur”, in Time. From the entry track record
  • "Defender Kolo Toure admitted Given will be a loss, but gave his backing to Nielsen.2010 April 24, “Given stretchered off with suspected broken shoulder”, in The Irish Times, retrieved 21 Jul 2015. From the entry do
  • We′d talk racing, have a dig at each other for backing losers.2010, Peter Klein, Silk Chaser, Pan Macmillan Australia, page 272. From the entry neddy
  • At the extreme end of the promenade, backing on to the river, was a small funfair.2007, Rod Long, “Sussex-by-the-Sea”, in South Coast Saunter: Part One—‘Aspirations’, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Vanguard Press, Pegasus…. From the entry brainchild
  • I had to cheat like crazy (backing up saves) but it was fun.2003 September 22, p_conrad, “Remakes of "classic" crpgs ? Any one them finished ?”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet), archived from…. From the entry roguelike
  • Then the sails on the mainmast were backing and we started getting stern way.2001, Russell Drumm, The Barque of Saviors, Houghton Mifflin, page 91. From the entry aback
  • Then the developed latents need to be lifted and placed on backing cards.2001, Henry C. Lee, Timothy Palmbach, Marilyn T. Miller, Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbook, →ISBN, page 383. From the entry latent
  • Especially a Roguelike, where YASDs are common, and backing up your saves is techinally cheating.1998 April 20, LucFrench, “Clean Character System for a Roguelike”, in rec.games.design (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026. From the entry roguelike
  • We're backing up. (Grabs the drinks LUCY has poured.) What are you doing?1995, "Oubliette" (episode of The X-Files TV series). From the entry back up
  • Not all standard languages have the backing of institutions such as the Académie française.1994, Suzanne Romaine, Language in Society: An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85. From the entry standard language
  • Backing, she turned to starboard, past the end of the dock.1981, Robert Roderick, The Greek Position: A Novel, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry horse
  • “I will call up Demons to destroy thee!” “You're crackers,” said Carrot, backing away.1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 28. From the entry crackers
  • Since his reelection in November, Trump has successfully talked ultraconservative House Republicans into backing a number of difficult votes on spending.2025 April 9, Sarah Ferris, “Budget fight tests the limits of Trump loyalty in Congress”, in CNN. From the entry ultraconservative
  • This reauthorization cycle, those skeptics have backing among Republicans who have aligned themselves with former President Donald J.2023 February 27, Charlie Savage, “Security Agencies and Congress Brace for Fight Over Expiring Surveillance Law”, in The New York Times. From the entry reauthorization
  • One spit from the cat sent the dog backing up.2023, Janie Owens, Jessica Brimer, Debbie De Louise, Sleuths and Surprises. From the entry woosy
  • With financial backing from the European Union, Ireland is also seeking to rehabilitate and protect thousands of acres of raised bogs.2022 October 4, Ed O’Loughlin, “Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry rewet
  • But there still seemed to be some debate about whether backing down from Covid restrictions was the right approach.2022 December 2, Benjamin Mueller, Alexandra Stevenson, David Pierson, Keith Bradsher, Olivia Wang, “As Officials Ease Covid Restrictions…. From the entry Jinzhou
  • Technically, you have a board that is backing up tile, so I guess you can call it backerboard.2015 February 15, Tim Carter, “If it's gypsum, it's not good backerboard for tile”, in Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, page E8. From the entry backerboard
  • "Those kinds of products have a waterproof backing.2014, Susan Allen Toth, No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days, University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page. From the entry booster pad
  • Dolly recommended a booster pad, which had no such backing, and therefore would provide the added absorbency I was seeking.2014, Susan Allen Toth, No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days, University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page. From the entry booster pad

Meaning of backing

  1. noun Support, especially financial.
  2. noun A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
  3. noun A backdrop.

Full definition of backing

Questions about backing in a sentence

How do you use backing in a sentence?
Backing is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.”
What is a short sentence with backing?
“This horse is worth backing at evens.”
What does backing mean?
Backing means support, especially financial.

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