backwards

Example Sentences

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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

“If you dove off a skyscraper backwards, that’s what it felt like for five seconds,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The house was exactly like ours only flipped backwards, with the same smell of new paint and clean carpets.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson