Sentence examples for backs instead of from inspiring English sources

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A defense that uses five defensive backs instead of four.

The Scarlet Knights will need to rely on several running backs instead of Rice.

The Chargers' defensive coaches schooled the players on every Ravens tendency and tried a daring lineup that included seven defensive backs instead of the usual four or five.

Now, however, there are signs that all the negative attention, including reports in this newspaper, has caused the companies to make changes, like raising wages, limiting work hours and providing chairs with backs instead of stools at workstations.

On Monday, when Arena wisely used three backs instead of four, Pope became the central defender, demonstratively positioning the outside backs, Tony Sanneh and Gregg Berhalter, and smothering Jared Borgetti, the dangerous Mexican forward.

And in the middle of the field, the veteran cornerback Antoine Winfield — playing through a right foot injury — took an inside position in the Vikings' package of six defensive backs, instead of lining up on an outside receiver as he usually does.

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But China looked back instead of forward.

I actually named it "speed-back" instead of "feedback".

He suggested that I become a defensive back instead of a running back.

Something in her made her hold back instead of pushing and anticipating doing well.

We created libraries of sounds and played them back instead of just speaking out the dialogue.

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