backward-tossed

Updated: August 23, 2026

At sunset the sick man was very low, his weak heart and his distressed lungs labouring heavily, while the sweat of agony glistened on his forehead and plastered his white hair to his backward-tossed head. Deb was frantic with fear and grief.

Ada Cambridge - Sisters

"Get onto the hit he's making," one would nudge another and remark. "Say, some tenderness, that!" This in reference to a smile or a melting glance on the part of a female. "Nothing like a way with the ladies. Some baby, eh, boys?" this following the flick of a skirt and a backward-tossed glance perhaps, as some noticeable beauty passed out.

Theodore Dreiser - Twelve Men