backward

Example Sentences

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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

At the small train station the guard turned and left us without a backward glance.

From Literature

Tansy stood backward in the wagon as we went off down the Hog Scald Road.

From Literature

The movie truck rattled behind me on the street, the backward lettering of Metro Studio flashing in its reflection in the shop window.

From Literature

I step backward on the stoop, hand involuntarily moving to my heart.

From Literature