Sentence examples for Background from inspiring English sources
The word 'background' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe the information that helps to explain a person or a situation. For example, 'My background as a teacher gives me an unique perspective on the challenges facing the education system today.'
noun
One's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously.
- The lawyer had a background in computer science.
I am for getting people from my background to vote".
"I come from a working class background, it wasn't easy for me at all, backgrounded hard.
I also used to have the TV on in the background over the course of the day for company, but I've stopped doing that now.
"We usually have music on in the background, but because of the detox we had to switch it off.
We had some amazing women who looked like them, and came from a background similar to them, so I'm uncovering role models who are exactly like them.
Of all the senators who attempted Wednesday to rally support for the doomed Manchin-Toomey background check amendment, Connecticut's Democratic freshman representative, Chris Murphy, probably faced the greatest temptation to borrow the moral authority of the Newtown families.
Police say that one of the three officers involved in Zambrano-Montes's shooting came from a Hispanic background but from an English-speaking home.
We ploughed into a tasty carrot cake and a pot of tea while 1990s music played reassuringly in the background.
"The background climate in this county has become … unremittingly hostile.
The background to the affordable rent policy is a desire to build more homes for less public money.
His rise from humble origins to leader of 1.25 billion people has inspired many – but also provoked scorn from elite politicians who have mocked his background.
