backward
Example Sentences
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Now imagine you can time travel backward to Bloomington, Indiana—basically any time in the last 130 or so years.
Label it whatever you wish, but the science is sound on this subject — and it is obvious that, by denying science, we’ve taken a pronounced step backward and are hastening our own demise.
From Salon
“Begin with where you want to go and which airlines fly there, then work backward,” he said.
You can’t just look at backward data when the economy is changing shape.
From Barron's
Our hometown—long known as ugly, backward, corrupt, dangerous, ill- mannered, poorly maintained and shoddily dressed—had lured into our yard a world-famous brand.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
