backwards
Example Sentences
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The kind of courage and self-knowledge that it must have taken to sort of go backwards.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, the figures for people in their prime working age, from 25 to 54, are going backwards.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“In the near term, we anticipate the release of FY27 outlook commentary, which we expect to demonstrate a step backwards in terms of production, cash costs and free cash-flow,” it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
"And I had to sort of go backwards and piece together what had happened."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Indeed, if you're looking at your brain from the outside, you might wonder if you're holding the cortex backwards.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
