backwards

Example Sentences

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Doncic nailed a step-back three from the top of the key, held his follow through and hopped backwards on one leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He published it at age 59, when his own adventures in nervous-system regulation allowed him to bend his formerly stiff body backwards into a plow pose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

One subplot heavily relies on children’s nursery rhymes and playing them backwards to find hidden messages embedded in their melodies.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

In my second year at Blackburn we were top or second, it was slipping and sliding backwards and forwards.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He watched the ropemakers walking backwards as they twisted the fibers into yarn, the yarn into strands, and the strands into rope.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham