astern in a sentence

Examples

1. The crew reported two explosions astern, following which the ship sank.
2. It has two outside decks astern of each passenger cabin.
3. Captor and prey were astern of a convoy that ranged to eastward.
4. Two were quickly flamed from astern; the rest fled.
5. Department store operator Astern Co . fell 50 yen to 1, 420.
6. Far astern, six sailors perished in the storm.
7. Northstar's berth was directly astern of Tyco.
8. Busch, meanwhile, would have been in fifth, 254 points astern.
9. Busch would have finished fourth, 247 points astern.
10. Van Liew was 160 nautical miles astern of Hall when the accident happened.