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Discover LudwigThe phrase "walk backwards" is correct and commonly used in written English.
You can use it whenever you want to describe someone or something physically moving in a backward direction, or in a metaphorical sense to mean undoing something that has already been done. Example: The clown walked backwards across the stage, tripping over his oversized shoes and eliciting laughter from the audience. Example: After realizing his mistake, John had to walk backwards and fix the code in order to make the program run properly.
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Move the dogs backward away from each other and quickly walk backwards in a 360 circle until the dog has calmed.
She added that "we should not walk backwards here".
Ministers walk backwards, trying not to trip on their robes.
He can easily walk backwards, even wearing a cape".
Research paper: Prelec et al. How do ants walk backwards; and how green are electric cars?
So why walk backwards along a road on which the world needs to go forwards?
Characters walk backwards in slow motion, carrying bunches of lilies and black umbrellas.
The officers walk forward, chanting and thrusting their batons, and Sabehgi starts to walk backwards.
"All I had time to do was walk backwards slowly, and keep my body language neutral.
"The wind was so bad we had to put on sunglasses and walk backwards".
Soon, she turned around and started to walk backwards, looking for a friend with whom she had started the race.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com