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

Ten editions in, Venice Immersive has plenty to celebrate — just don’t expect the new-media showcase to spend much time looking back. — Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Miami took control of the game from its first offensive drive and never looked back, subbing in the backups by the end of the third quarter and cruising to its first win of the season. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026

UMass went into the locker room up 24-7 at the half after a 17-point second quarter, and never looked back. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

With the convention center’s arena now set to close, enjoy this walk down memory lane with a look back at some of the musicians and entertainers who played there over the decades. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for look back

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