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.
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The Knights took the ball and didn’t look back with a rushing touchdown from Christian Simmons.
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Patrick Plunkett, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The hosts jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
With Kelly and Mark, the actress, 29, looked back at her time on Riverdale with Mark Consuelos, who joined in season two and enjoyed a recurring role as Hiram Lodge.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Watch Nyong'o look back on the aftermath of her Oscar win above.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
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Patrick Plunkett, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The hosts jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
With Kelly and Mark, the actress, 29, looked back at her time on Riverdale with Mark Consuelos, who joined in season two and enjoyed a recurring role as Hiram Lodge.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Watch Nyong'o look back on the aftermath of her Oscar win above.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Look back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20back. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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