rearwards
Example Sentences
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You see the tree-tops in the deep valley which divides the New Town from the Old, and rearwards, broken ground sprinkled with wood, imparting some touches of beauty to the western outskirts.
From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter
These words, in the case of one worthy, named David Butler, were always spoken in a high-pitched, drawling voice, and finished off with a kick to the rearwards of the right leg.
From The Parish Clerk by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
Troops from half-a-dozen regiments, scattered confusedly in all directions, moved rearwards side by side.
From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by Blicq, A. Stanley
I was thrown rearwards, and fell upon a moving mass.
From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.
Hardly waiting, however, for his reply, the girl had passed her hand underneath the soldier's arm and led him rearwards as the train slowly rounded the long curve to the bridge embankment.
From Under Fire by Cox, C. B.
