Sentence examples for behind their backs from inspiring English sources

This phrase is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is being done without someone's knowledge, as in "The students were whispering behind their backs."

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Behind their backs, Ruy paid.

It's going behind their backs.

I taped their hands behind their backs".

Several had their hands tied behind their backs.

"They tied their hands behind their backs and killed them".

Some with their arms tied behind their backs still.

Live crocodiles lie with their feet tied behind their backs.

Behind their backs, she sneaked off to church.

"Some had their hands bound behind their backs when shot.

Both men mock each other behind their backs.

Both figures ape the little dancer's pose, with their hands behind their backs.

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