How to Use back burner in a Sentence

back burner

noun
Definition of back burnernext
  • But his efforts went onto a back burner once the heat cranked up.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Winning has a way of muscling discomfort to the back burner.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2020
  • As racial issues move to the forefront, justices shuttle them to the back burner.
    — Kellie Hwang, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2020
  • After months on the back burner, the bribery case against Chicago Ald.
    — Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Simmering problems, too long on the back burner, are now fully ablaze.
    — Kim Churches, NBC News, 16 June 2020
  • Today gives you the green light to follow up on those ideas and discussions that have been put on the back burner in the past months.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2020
  • There may be an opening to make major business changes, so go ahead with projects that have been simmering on the back burner.
    — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2020
  • And one of the things that often gets pushed to the back burner in all this improvisation is ergonomics.
    — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2020
  • In the past, this fund has been put on the back burner as Congress prioritized other issues.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 30 June 2020
  • Forgetting about the greens on a low back burner only deepens their tenderness and flavor.
    — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2024
  • President Trump said last month that talks for a phase 2 trade agreement with China were on the back burner.
    — Steve Saleen, WSJ, 31 July 2020
  • With so much uncertainty, donations to charity takes a back burner for most to buying groceries and paying the bills.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2020
  • One of the few things retailers could put on the back burner was rent payments, with many pushing for deferrals or abatements in recent months while their stores were closed, Boni said.
    — Nicole Norfleet, Star Tribune, 15 Aug. 2020
  • Other media industries are on his back burner, including magazines.
    — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 23 June 2020
  • After dealing with countless Zoom calls and sessions on coronavirus and with the protests going on throughout the country, football itself had become a back burner issue for the past few months.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 13 June 2020
  • None is quite ready to move from the back burner to the front burner.
    — Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The show’s high points pushed thoughts of the pandemic to the back burner.
    — Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2020
  • For five weeks, Rongstad placed her life on the back burner.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2022
  • If the latter's the case, put the purchase on the back burner for the time being.
    — Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Amid the fallout, Netflix put the Smith movie Fast and Loose on the back burner.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Now, that's on the back burner as the district fast-tracks plans for a K-12 online school.
    — Erin Golden, Star Tribune, 16 Feb. 2021
  • That addition at one time had a grant that fell through, and the plan was put on the back burner.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Put disputes on the back burner rather than putting your foot down.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The subject of divorce now is well and truly on the back burner.
    — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Plans to unveil more in new cities remain on the back burner for now.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2021
  • But this all gets put on the back burner by the end of the episode, when Ben once again turns up dead—for real this time.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Take on learning a new skill that has been sitting on the back burner.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes, 13 May 2022
  • Parks in Hells Canyon could be put on the back burner for the first campouts or fishing trips this spring.
    — Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But it's been a lot of fun getting caught up around the house, doing projects that have been on the back burner for a while.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The government’s Plan B remains on the back burner for now.
    — New York Times, 21 Oct. 2021

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