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
Rather than predicting outcomes based on known rules, they allow scientists to start with observed data and work backward to uncover the hidden forces driving those observations.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
The perverse reality is that the court’s use of history in Callais couldn’t be more backward.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Like a traffic jam, even a small blockage in a single sea lane can snarl backward long after the wreckage clears.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
He closed his eyes and counted backward from ten, out of habit.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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