backwards

Example Sentences

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Pep's trademark possession football that goes backwards and sideways is definitely being tinkered with, with City and other leading teams now looking to play forward earlier - something I definitely approve of!

From BBC • May 15, 2026

They jumped backwards out of the way as the car hurtled towards them and then the car sped off.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Bank earnings are as much an art as a science, and to estimate loan-loss provisions a firm has to come up with a worst-case scenario and work backwards from there.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The new CEO faced a stinging rebuke from shareholders last week at the annual general meeting where they largely rejected two board proposals as a step backwards on transparency, particularly concerning climate strategy.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

They let go of Anya so suddenly that she fell backwards onto the riverbed, and in a matter of seconds, the rusalki were both gone into the inky river.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack