backward
Example Sentences
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But after turning to catch the throw, he missed the base and stumbled backward into Reynolds, who tripped over Wrobleski’s extended left foot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
I didn’t want to work a service job after graduating because it felt like moving backward.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The story isn’t so much that labor is going backward, but that capital is on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
In one, time flows forward; in the other, it flows backward from its mirror-reflected position.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
I stumble backward toward the gate, and then think better of it.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing backward
"LAFFF"
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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