Explore Backstops through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Backstops meaning
plural of backstop
Using Backstops
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of backstop
- In the example corpus, backstops often appears in combinations such as: backstops to.
Context around Backstops
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backstops
- In this selection, "backstops" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, top, liquidity, bank and early stand out and add context to how "backstops" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include absent these backstops more businesses and are no backstops to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backstops" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backstops
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Asian equities power higher on peak-virus hopes and central bank backstops. (12 words)
For them, the UK twatting around with backstops is just not cricket. (12 words)
Absent these backstops, more businesses were likely to close and more workers would have lost their jobs. (17 words)
Drafting with position scarcity in mind is something we see every year, and though the catcher position is routinely linked to the strategy, the belief that you need to draft one of the top backstops early is a mistake. (39 words)
Industry liquidity was also strong at 44.10 per cent over the same period and supported by significant cash reserve requirement buffers available to provide liquidity backstops, should banks require it, she noted. (33 words)
In her half-hour meeting with the Journal’s editorial board, she repeatedly stressed her concern that the new committee appointments mean there are no “backstops” to the leadership’s agenda. (31 words)
Example sentences (9)
Drafting with position scarcity in mind is something we see every year, and though the catcher position is routinely linked to the strategy, the belief that you need to draft one of the top backstops early is a mistake.
Industry liquidity was also strong at 44.10 per cent over the same period and supported by significant cash reserve requirement buffers available to provide liquidity backstops, should banks require it, she noted.
In her half-hour meeting with the Journal’s editorial board, she repeatedly stressed her concern that the new committee appointments mean there are no “backstops” to the leadership’s agenda.
With over $1trillion of fiscal support still to be digested by the economy and the regulatory backdrop on course to ease, growth has a number of backstops.
Absent these backstops, more businesses were likely to close and more workers would have lost their jobs.
Asian equities power higher on peak-virus hopes and central bank backstops.
The Fed has pumped trillions of dollars in liquidity into financial markets and provided lending backstops to ensure corporations have access to funding.
For them, the UK twatting around with backstops is just not cricket.
Ranges must be designed with safety in mind, including the use of proper backstops for the intended type of shooting.
Common combinations with backstops
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- backstops to 2×