backward
Example Sentences
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"We are entering a phase where we don't even know if we are moving forward with global development or if we are sliding backward into total underdevelopment."
From BBC
He stood up abruptly, knocking the desk chair over backward.
From Literature
She was whirling…struggling…sinking…but Selkie somersaulted backward and pushed her up through the water till she was spluttering…coughing… breathing again.
From Literature
Having dropped Maxwell in the previous over, Nissanka more than made up for it with a brilliant flying catch at backward point to send back the Australia all-rounder, who had looked dangerous.
From BBC
“To run an AI model effectively on a smartphone or PC, you generally need richer memory configuration. Now with these pricing pressures, it’s pushing the industry backward in having to downgrade,” said Ma.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
