backwards

Example Sentences

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"This is a backwards step for Liverpool," said former Premier League goalkeeper Rob Green on 5 Live.

From BBC

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

Angrily, the strange wolf pushed him away, and he fell backwards.

From Literature

One subplot heavily relies on children’s nursery rhymes and playing them backwards to find hidden messages embedded in their melodies.

From Salon

Shortly after telling a festival crowd in New York she said she'd had a "tricky couple of days", she dropped her microphone, collapsed backwards and had to be helped off stage.

From BBC