1) Every song has an unflinching backbeat, a droll lyric and a concise guitar solo smack-dab in the middle.

2) The backbeat from the music of the sex club across the street thrummed busily in the air, punctuated by the occasional howl from the celebrants .

3) Economics does not determine history, but it does provide the backbeat.

4) The ragged guitar riff still dominates, only now the song has a backbeat that's nearly identical to that of Amnesiac's "I Might Be Wrong."

5) A kind of music developed by Black Americans that combines blues and jazz, characterized by a strong backbeat and repeated variations on syncopated instrumental phrases.

6) In the background, the roar of Cascade Creek provided a constant backbeat, a reminder that this part of Alaska really is a rain forest, getting more than 100 inches of rain annually.

7) At any given moment there will be some very promising things happening but also, inevitably, a constant backbeat of less pleasant tasks that need to be done.