look back

phrasal 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 just to look back and to know that's how interviews were conducted, is kind of crazy. —Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

Indeed, the report, which looked back at 22 years of data, clearly showed why Japan’s entertainment industry is increasingly focused on overseas expansion. —Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025

Now, looking back, Spelling bemoans the embarrassment that kept her from speaking out sooner and wants to do her part to normalize the effects of eczema and dismantle the stigma. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2025

Here's a look back through the years. —Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for look back

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