He raised the rifle to his shoulder again and saw them react, shifting backward clumsily, crowding together.

The narration takes a lot of hairpin curves as it abruptly shifts backward and forward in time.

"I'm awake, Ranul," he said, shifting backward to a seated position against the bed's pillows.

But now, she said, "the pendulum is shifting backward."

Talker shifted slightly backward, toward the curtained archway behind him.

The battle line, in other words, is shifting backward, from viability to implantation.

Pony bent her head atop that hand and shifted backward, leaning against Elbryan.

However, I still had time to shift backward, which I did, and his cut missed.

She let out a frightened squeal as her weight shifted backward.

Davies couldn't break free, but he could shift backward.