How to Use backbend in a Sentence

backbend

noun

• The kids start by asking Dobrev to show off wheel pose, also known as a backbend.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 10 Jan. 2018
• The teacher cued us onto our bellies for a backbend sequence.
  — Allegra Givens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• Players execute backbends and supine twists under high ceilings in low light.
  — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2020
• For the cow pose, inhale and – leading with your sternum and chest – bring your shoulders and head up so your spine makes a gentle backbend.
  — Beth Wood, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Jenny walked toward the front of the room, watching her son perform cartwheels and backbends with a friend, dressed just as himself.
  — Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2019
• Toward the finish of the number, the oddball spun around to reveal a second face on the back of her head before offering up one final backbend.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 31 May 2019
• When the coast was clear at the Anna Sui rehearsal, Hill even showed off her gymnastics skills and did a backbend on the runway.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2019
• Another popular backbend, this pose can help improve posture and also relieve lower back pain.
  — Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
• Its electric choreography even inspired a dance challenge after many marveled at a backbend performed by one of the band’s members.
  — Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
• Brit, 37, starts off balancing in the air on Sam’s feet before showing off her stellar backbend, shoulder stretch, and camel pose skills.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 28 Oct. 2019
• In addition to her handstand walking, Spears was also shown doing backbends and balancing on her partner's feet.
  — Leah Groth, Health.com, 5 Nov. 2019
• That athleticism is on display when Richlen performs what most simply call the backbend, a move that involves an extreme, limbo-style backwards lean.
  — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2021
• Goldie Hawn said farewell to a vacation by the Aegean Sea with a standing backbend furthered by the stunning natural scenery.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 25 June 2023
• Starting with a centering phase and moving into wakening phase, the free class will include some gentle backbends, balancing postures and hip openers.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 30 June 2017
• The ballerina, who still holds that backbend, and her partner gaze behind themselves — and yet they are propelled in the opposite direction, by her legs, which stretch, flourish and, walking on point, slowly lead the way.
  — Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018
• This sequence is designed for a regular practitioner, so expect faster transitions, inversions, standing poses and backbends.
  — Chloe Kernaghan, Time, 10 July 2018
• Like a thunderbolt — on a powerful chord in the music — the ballerina, crossing the stage, arrives once more with the hero, but now clinging to his waist, her head and shoulders arched away from him in a deep backbend, as caught in the photo above.
  — Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018
• Most of the time, the dancers travel as a group, and the contractions and deep backbends recall Ailey’s mentor, pioneer choreographer Lester Horton, not a bad model.
  — Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
• Where a classic Nike ad might show an athlete in midstride, alone with her determination, Outdoor Voices is all about group shots of women practicing backbends or dribbling balls midlaugh.
  — Nora Caplan-Bricker, Outside Online, 5 June 2018
• Subtlety never stood a chance, with Cardi leaning fully into the chaos all night — chopping the air with her arms, sticking out her tongue, whipping her head, contorting her body, dropping into splits and backbends without warning.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026