backward
Example Sentences
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He gave me a thumbs-up, walking backward for a couple of steps.
From Literature
I straightened my spine to my full five feet seven inches and strode out without a backward glance.
From Literature
The negativity dissipates as a young man walks into the clubhouse, baseball cap on backward for the moment, energetic and respectful and joyful and supremely confident.
From Los Angeles Times
Samson's deftness to use the crease to arrow square drives through backward point were particularly eye-catching.
From BBC
“Welcome to Texas,” she replied and drifted backward into the crowd.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
