backward

Example Sentences

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But her words reached backward, as if acknowledging both women—the one who endured and the one who emerged: Look at you.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Its legs angle backward like an ostrich’s, increasing its stability and lifting power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

But you can’t make money by looking backward.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Justin, the believer, is instantly alarmed by how these eerie tapes escalate from cute banter to ghostly crying babies and backward incantations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

He dropped backward flat on his feet, and stepped on the cat’s tail.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste