Sentence examples for a backward corner from inspiring English sources

ONE of the most impressive monuments to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal is the network of dams that stud the Tennessee River valley, built to provide work and to modernise a backward corner of America during the Great Depression.

He turned and walked away, the soles of his blue boat shoes squeaking against the old brown monastery floor, and disappeared around the corner without a backward glance.

A beefy, sour-faced guy wearing a backward baseball cap came around the corner.

"Come on," I said, and we took each other's hand and fled from that room without a backward glance, back to our cozy corner at home, where I had collected old scarves from my grandmother's closet, faded from the years; my grandpa's old hats, the ones with feathers on them, and loads of flowy princess-like dresses and skirts from God knows where.

Four minutes later, Berger found Eric Keshishian with a well-placed corner kick for a backward flick for a 2-0 lead that would be more than enough.

After a small period of Swansea possession, Spurs break quickly and Kyle Walker forces a corner which Toby Alderweireld meets with a backward header that flies over the bar.

Given Van Gaal's previous work with Mourinho at Barcelona, their interaction may well be of the cordial variety - although both men will not take a backward step when it comes to defending their corner.

That's a backward attitude.

This was a backward finesse.

"This is a backward step".

The move begins with a backward takeoff.