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'behind' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'behind' with 20 example sentences.


behind adjective

: having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

behind noun

: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

behind adverb

: in or to or toward the rear

: remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

: showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

: in or into an inferior position

: in debt


  • The train arrived at the station thirty minutes behind schedule.
  • The sun is hiding behind the clouds.
  • Would you mind closing the door behind you?
  • My car is in the parking lot behind this building.
  • I'll be right behind you.
  • The police will put you behind bars for twenty years.
  • She was trying to hide behind him.
  • Never speak ill of others behind their backs.
  • "What are you hiding behind your back?" "Nothing."
  • I know you're hiding behind the curtain.
  • The child was hiding behind a big tree.
  • The garden is behind the house.
  • I'll hang my coat up behind the door.
  • We landed a little behind schedule.
  • Nobody knows what goes on behind those doors.
  • He was working behind the counter.
  • There's something behind us.
  • Someone is hiding behind the curtain.
  • They kissed behind the barn.
  • I built a shed behind my house.
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