look back

verb

looked back; looking back; looks back

: to think about something in the past

Looking back to/at last season, I can see why they didn't win the pennant.

I look back at/on that time with a lot of pride.

How she's changed! After college, she moved to New York, got a job on Wall Street, and never looked back.

Examples of look back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When the Hiring For Attitude research asked hiring managers to look back on those types of mishires, 82% said there had been clues during the interview. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Once Jadelyn Allchin, a former UCLA standout and Utah’s regular-season leader in hits (26), runs (19) and RBIs (17), launched a two-run homer to right just 11 pitches into Game 2, the Talons never looked back. — Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 26, according to the Tribune’s archives. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Here’s a look back at nine photos of the British royal family vacationing over the years. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

Rhymes for look back

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback