backwards

Example Sentences

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This is true, up to a point – although the governing party didn't go backwards in terms of seats in 2011, 2015, 2017 or 2021 for example.

From BBC • May 8, 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

Lyon goalkeeper Christiane Endler should have collected Mariona Caldentey's free-kick as it bobbled towards her, but the presence of Blackstenius put her off and she fumbled the ball backwards.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

“If going vroom makes the car go forward, maybe saying vroom backwards would make it back up. Moorv.”

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary