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"was in the background" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe something or someone being present but not the main focus of the situation. Example: "As I walked into the room, I noticed a faint sound of music playing in the background." In this sentence, "in the background" implies that the music was present but not the main focus of the speaker's attention.
Idiom
Be in the doldrums.
Not very successful or nothing new is taking place.
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The Holocaust was in the background.
I was in the background for 35 years.
A portrait of Mr. Peres, with a black band across one corner, was in the background.
"Before, the white people had the benefit, and the brown man was in the background.
The group's canary-yellow flag was in the background, behind the dead man's bearded face.
The harbour from which many troops left for war was in the background.
Similar(8)
I could always be in the background.
I'm in the background.
I like being in the background".
"All of that is in the background.
Normally, he prefers being in the background.
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began in the background
was in the context
beat in the background
ben in the background
nothing in the background
considered in the background
yes in the background
was in the situations
described in the background
members in the background
participated in the background
maybe in the background
currently in the background
well in the background
stand in the background
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