backwards

Example Sentences

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“If you dove off a skyscraper backwards, that’s what it felt like for five seconds,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In France - one of a number of countries where genetic testing is illegal without a medical prescription due to privacy laws - the government has condemned the decision as "a step backwards".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Doncic nailed a step-back three from the top of the key, held his follow through and hopped backwards on one leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He published it at age 59, when his own adventures in nervous-system regulation allowed him to bend his formerly stiff body backwards into a plow pose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Things then unravelled, like a film of the events of the previous two decades being run backwards at high speed.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin