backwards

Example Sentences

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But, elsewhere, there's just an anger about a club on the drift, making lousy decisions, going backwards domestically and in Europe while sitting on close to £80m in the bank.

From BBC

But he's found a way to drag his team forward when his counterpart has only succeeded in taking his players backwards in the pursuit of something that only he can see.

From BBC

“You need to be walking forward and backwards for half an hour,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

"They weren't just booed off at full-time. The fans waited in the stadium to continue to boo them. They've gone backwards."

From Barron's

The group chants tongue-twisters and numerical sequences, forward and backwards, in unison, guided by his rhythm.

From The Wall Street Journal