Backward means: Indicating position or direction. Related words include forward or backwards. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Backward in practice.
Backward in a sentence
Related words
Backward meaning
- Indicating position or direction.
- Situated toward or at the rear of something.
Synonyms of Backward
Backward in Dutch
Example sentences (20)
It tells the story of a backward Old West town, and the way they react when a Black man is appointed sheriff there.
Play and pause music, fast forward and backward and adjust the volume via touch control on the earbuds themselves.
Remember that you can also move backward and forward to avoid attacks or move closer to the monster for an attack.
He initially blasted Atamifuji backward, but the maegashira turned things around with a thrust down at the edge.
Boasting temples, theaters, and bathhouses, a once overlooked, “backward” town tests assumptions about Roman antiquity.
It’s easy to understand why Kyle wouldn’t want to move backward in his career after having so much Jabot power.
Every aspect of society is now seen through political lenses heavily driven by a parochial and backward media and press.
Mahantesh Kaulagi, District President of Backward Castes Forum, will address a press conference in Kalaburagi.
Even though both have been slightly modernized, new players should, as backward as it seems, check out first.
The first episode of season one started just prior to that point in the timeline, then went backward to 1979.
The present government reduced the income limit for the creamy layer in backward classes from Rs 8 to 6 lakh.
Well, appendectomies would nonetheless be deadly, and we’d be a backward, ridiculous, uncaring individuals.
Although he got the ball away, pitching it backward to Josh Jacobs, Love did not get up, writhing in pain.
Unfortunately for Minnesota United, they've thrown their own playoff chase straight into reverse, and started going backward.
As she swims backward, away from the silhouette, she is dragged under the water by an unseen entity and the pool lights go out.
Cathy tells the story backward, from the breakup to the start of their relationship, while Jamie tells it from start to finish.
Driving backward down a busy road might seem like a recipe for disaster, but these Houstonians have turned it into an art form.
In addition to being full of memories, Darryl also loves Lympstone for its "backward" charm, as it has remained frozen in time.
But the show has bent over backward to scrub most of the romanticized gender violence from the script.
The playoff tracks have been good to him this year but not great, and he can't afford a step backward.
Common combinations with backward
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- backward classes 19×
- and backward 14×
- backward point 13×
- backward compatibility 12×
- other backward 11×
- backward to 10×
- backward in 9×
- over backward 8×
- the backward 7×
- backward and 7×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word backward. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.