backward
Example Sentences
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More than one flopped backward in a cartoonish froth of sparks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Being single again felt like a step backward, further away than ever from happiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
To understand what you’re agreeing to, look backward instead of forward.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
That could allow conservationists and law enforcement agencies to work backward from illegally traded material to the populations being targeted.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
He edged forward —and then reared backward, sick with shock.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing backward
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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