backward
Example Sentences
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But her words reached backward, as if acknowledging both women—the one who endured and the one who emerged: Look at you.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
Thanks to Hubble's high resolution, scientists were able to trace the fragments backward to their original state as a single object.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
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
He gave me a thumbs-up, walking backward for a couple of steps.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
