backward
Example Sentences
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This, it was concluded, was most likely caused by the repetitive backward and forward movement of an unsupported infant's head pivoting on the neck.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
I thought they’d gotten named backward when I first met them.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa says the industry’s approach to new technology is a bit backward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
For example, Arizona and Hawaii do not move their clocks forward or backward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Their trees bumped the redwood’s roots, bounced backward, bumped again.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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