go backward

Example Sentences

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“We can’t go backward, even if we have to endure hardships.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

As with toilets, there was simply no good reason for manufacturers to go backward.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

"I have no interest, no desire, and will not, if confirmed, go backward," Patel told the senators.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025

And once the dust settles, I think everyone would agree they wouldn’t want to go backward.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

If one can go north, one can turn around and head south; equally, if one can go forward in imaginary time, one ought to be able to turn round and go backward.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking