Use "backstop" in a sentence
backstop example sentences
backstop
1. He threw his first pitch five feet over my head to the backstop and walked
2. Roman’s first warm-up pitch flew over my head and hit the backstop
3. I was the backstop
4. He knew the Bloodtooth kid would hit first because coach wanted him to go against the best hurlers, especially with the three well-heeled alumni hanging by their thick fingers on the sagging chain link backstop, laughing and telling jokes as the boys trod through the stifling heat to their positions; none in the shade
5. Don’t use it as a backstop for sloppy job definition and costing
6. She seemed very European and I could tell she was George’s backstop on all things emotional
7. Because, amid talk of the federal government having to backstop the city budget, his $8
8. It’s also held in vaults to backstop various investment products, most notably a wide range of gold ETFs, which accounts for around 9 percent of overall demand