back of one's mind
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It was authorised by an Act of May 5, 1837, and, although the estimates of its future prosperity were based on traffic already passing between the two towns, it seems likely that, even in 1837, the promoters had the possible extension of the railway system into Scotland at the back of their minds."
- "So much of what followed from the drawing boards of others will have been designed with the demands, effort and grandeur of Primrose Hill [tunnel] in the back of their minds."
- "Wallpapering the bedroom has been at the back of my mind for some time now."
- "In the backs of all our minds was the proud hope that somehow or other we should get there."
Inflected Forms
back of one's head (alternative)