backwards and forwards
Example Sentences
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When Det Sgt Jones said she wanted to do some checks on him, Gordon shouted, jumped up from his seat and started pacing backwards and forwards.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
One of his relatives could be seen rocking backwards and forwards, and the group later walked away from the courtroom in silence, accompanied by their police family liaison officer.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024
I felt dragged backwards and forwards in time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2024
“This was heart wrenching, it was backwards and forwards and there were moments when I thought it was going in one direction and then in another,” Cauce says, on the video news conference.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2023
Simon shook his head violently till the coarse black hair flew backwards and forwards across his face.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
