Sentence examples for backward for from inspiring English sources

The phrase 'backward for' is not correct or usable in written English
It sounds like it could be used to describe the direction of travel, but it is not a commonly used phrase in that sense. The correct phrase to describe moving in a backwards direction is 'backwards'. For example: I turned and ran backwards for a few steps.

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This is a step backward for women".

"It's a big step backward for the company".

This is a step backward for all of us.

McDonald's is not the only company glancing backward for inspiration.

Now visualize that line going backward for hundreds of yards.

Tackle edgy topics – but bend over backward for balance.

"We're trying to bend over backward for them".

"This," she added, "is a giant step backward for the state of Alabama".

Having bent over backward for the audience in those ways, however, Wheeldon made no further concessions.

"Not a single element constitutes a step backward for liberties," he said.

And some researchers are looking backward for possible lessons about climatic future.

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