backwards
Example Sentences
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Advertisers are bending over backwards to fit “maxxing” into their marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“This is working backwards on affordability,” Cassidy said.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Done backwards, you’ve paid tax on an RMD you meant to give away and burned bracket space you needed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“That’s a long time to let something so backwards go on,” Brogin, now 77, said of the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Us? Not very likely. We know this place inside and out, backwards and forwards, up and down.”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
