backwards
Example Sentences
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Advertisers are bending over backwards to fit “maxxing” into their marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“This is working backwards on affordability,” Cassidy said.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Done backwards, you’ve paid tax on an RMD you meant to give away and burned bracket space you needed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
From there, his team works backwards along the path the flames took.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The hall lamp was now lit, and it amused her to look over the balustrade and watch the servants passing backwards and forwards.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
