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move backward

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Example Sentences

He'd said she was looking for stability, and often people move backward instead of forward when they are overwhelmed by change.

His senses reeled; he had not breath or strength enough to move backward through his narrow grave.

The smaller boy began to move backward now, the rough rim of the pipe no longer holding his jacket.

But at any rate, no matter what influenced him, Smithy had already commenced to move backward.

The animal will thus move backward easily and forward with difficulty, and it is thus driven to the anode again.

She spoke with a tremulous voice and a quick, uneasy glance, and started to move backward out of the alcove.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to move backward, such as: dance, go down, skip, stride, tiptoe, and tread.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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