backward

Example Sentences

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Its legs angle backward like an ostrich’s, increasing its stability and lifting power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

But you can’t make money by looking backward.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

On Sunday they set a Big Ten tournament record with 34 assists on 40 baskets, the highlight being an over-the-head backward pass from Angela Dugalic to Kiki Rice in the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

As they move, that surrounding gas pushes against them like a powerful headwind, sweeping their own gas backward into trailing strands.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

She caught my shoulders before I could fall backward onto my butt and smiled.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin