backwards

Example Sentences

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“You need to be walking forward and backwards for half an hour,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

"They weren't just booed off at full-time. The fans waited in the stadium to continue to boo them. They've gone backwards."

From Barron's

The group chants tongue-twisters and numerical sequences, forward and backwards, in unison, guided by his rhythm.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It felt like a step backwards and it was much harder than I anticipated going back to a lifestyle I thought I'd left behind - it felt like it was never going to end."

From BBC

Another Australia batter going backwards and battling to justify his recall.

From BBC