backward
Example Sentences
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In today’s Latin pop landscape, looking backward has become a way to move forward.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
It’s time for federal investments in childcare to ensure we don’t take steps backward.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
In this approach, chemists begin with the final molecule they want and work backward to figure out simpler starting materials and possible reaction routes.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
The perverse reality is that the court’s use of history in Callais couldn’t be more backward.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
I straightened my spine to my full five feet seven inches and strode out without a backward glance.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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