backward
Example Sentences
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With two needed from two balls, Wildermuth slashed the penultimate delivery to backward point and a misfield allowed him to scamper back for a second, finishing unbeaten on 110 off 54.
From BBC
That proved critical because officials — after what seemed like an eternity — ruled that Darnold had thrown a backward pass and the ball was live when Charbonnet picked it up.
From Los Angeles Times
He called the change a "victory of common sense", through environmental groups criticised it as a step backward for the industry and public health.
From BBC
That information looks backward, but is expected to fill in the blanks on the status of the job market at a tumultuous time for workers.
“Warhead” undermines its own relevance by looking backward, focusing on examples from World War II and the early Cold War.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
