Sentence examples for background of something from inspiring English sources

This juicy example blossoms with a snootful of tropical fruit aromas and a background of something like spicy, rasped oak.

The term ancestry refers to " the origin or background of something" (http://oxforddictionaries.com).

It's an austere, straightforward story that sets personal corruption and familial betrayals against a background of political violence, something the author knows intimately.

Certainly, she seems to have a greater grasp of who or what the revenants are than most, but the issue of her own background remains something of a mystery.

Last year, Mr. Marsalis told us what a blues-dependent art Ellington's was ["Ellington at 100: Reveling in Life's Majesty," Jan . 17 , 1999]when in truth Duke used the blues so effectively because he was not dependent on them, but rather came to them, in terms of class and background, as something of an outsider.

Knowing the background and something of the character of the man who wrote them can only ensure that Doctor Who's prediction remains true.

The son of master engraver in the Potteries of Stoke-on-Trent, Moulton's background has something of Dickens about it too.

As we wrote last week when Spotify announced a deal with Genius — where the annotations company will provide lyrics, observations and artists' thoughts that will pop up as the music is played — Spotify can use features like this to make its app less of a background tool and more of something that people can actively look at while they're listening to the music.

As it happens, the younger Mr. Vile's background has something of the mythic blues tale to it: he is one of 10 siblings.

A question I sometimes get asked is, "Why do your characters have such different names?" I usually answer with the question I think is really being asked… "Why are your characters from such diverse backgrounds?" It reminds me of something people used to ask me when I was growing up.

In the Kennedy administration, Mr. McNamara's background was something of a novelty.