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

But the work’s critics also appeal to its past; actual encounter is informed by historical circumstances, which means looking back. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Pedowitz looks back at his nearly 12 years running the CW with great memories. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

The Padres hit two homers in the first inning and never looked back. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Mogwai is also looking back on their history in a different format. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for look back

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