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The phrase "able to move backward" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the capability of an object or being to reverse its position or direction.
Example: "The robot is able to move backward, allowing it to navigate tight spaces more effectively."
Alternatives: "capable of reversing" or "able to retreat".
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You need to be able to move backward with ease.
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Guzmán: The old people here walked so slowly, they seemed to move backward.
Corporate hierarchies are unlike military ones, and sometimes people have to move backward in order to move forward.
But it's her only hope, the wish to move backward.
I didn't have enough purchase on the bottom to move backward.
He wanted me to move backward".
NEW YORK ― America refuses to move backward.
Mercury, the planet of communication, presently appears to move backward.
The arrows are to move backward or forward to pages you've already visited.
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