backwards
Example Sentences
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Parton sang “I’m just a backwards Barbie / too much make-up, too much hair”, but her image was both a coat of armour and an astute disguise that helped get her noticed in show business.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Advertisers are bending over backwards to fit “maxxing” into their marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It’s on its side and the mirror image. So it runs backwards to what would be sort of a logical assumption of its threading pattern.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“This is working backwards on affordability,” Cassidy said.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
I hated how Grandma curtsied and stepped backwards when this happened.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
