live in the past

phrase

: to think too much about something that happened in the past

You have to accept that he's gone and stop living in the past.

Examples of live in the past in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

College football has always been defined by its love of tradition and a willingness to live in the past as long as possible. — Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023

The most destructive to me are my tendency to live in the past and to hold grudges. — cleveland, 23 Apr. 2022

Besides, Sting was only willing to live in the past for so long and wanted to return to his solo career. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2021

Rhymes for live in the past

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast