backwards

Example Sentences

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To float, people should tilt their head backwards until their ears are submerged and, crucially, not panic.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Privacy campaigners, however, say the move represents a step backwards.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Bank earnings are as much an art as a science, and to estimate loan-loss provisions a firm has to come up with a worst-case scenario and work backwards from there.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The new CEO faced a stinging rebuke from shareholders last week at the annual general meeting where they largely rejected two board proposals as a step backwards on transparency, particularly concerning climate strategy.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Håkon stumbled backwards, sword pointed at the creature, and said, “What is that thing?”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack