backward

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

Instead, Stidham essentially handed the Patriots their sole touchdown of the game with a backward pass they recovered in the first half.

From The Wall Street Journal

She splashed down backward, like doing a flip into a pool.

From Literature

Pelicarnassus fell backward in a cloud of feathers, his little hat flipping up into the air.

From Literature

These waves travel forward, strike a reflector, and then move backward, much like light reflecting between mirrors in a laser.

From Science Daily