backward

Example Sentences

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But you can’t make money by looking backward.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Justin, the believer, is instantly alarmed by how these eerie tapes escalate from cute banter to ghostly crying babies and backward incantations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 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

This brief says that’s entirely backward: To preserve American values, we must accept and embrace immigrants, and ensure that their offspring are fully American from the moment of birth.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Many of these communications were written backward, able to be read only in a mirror.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock