backwards
Example Sentences
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Suraci said it isn't yet feasible to work backwards and estimate how many deaths, injuries and economic damage the mountain lions have prevented.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
This early-to-mid 19th century craft involves applying artwork, lettering and gold leaf backwards onto glass panes, as often seen in traditional pubs or shop fronts.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“It was obviously not ideal, him throwing his last bullpen and going backwards, essentially,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
That is the oldest truth about masculinity there is, and we have somehow arrived at a moment where a truck company has to remind us of it by getting it exactly backwards.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
She caught the glimmer of a tear in Troyka’s eye before the pair marched up to the bridge, then turned and took slow steps backwards over it.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
