backward
Example Sentences
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“Norteña” is the first time she’s explicitly looked backward, with the cultural weight and sounds of northern Mexico behind her.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
It’s time for federal investments in childcare to ensure we don’t take steps backward.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
In this approach, chemists begin with the final molecule they want and work backward to figure out simpler starting materials and possible reaction routes.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
The perverse reality is that the court’s use of history in Callais couldn’t be more backward.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
I was still processing this when she grabbed my hand and hauled me backward and into the shrubbery that edged the Academy Mall.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing backward
"LAFFF"
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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