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

Even as the Opry looks back, Rogers says the 100th anniversary celebration is setting up the beloved institution for the next century. —Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025

However, looking back at past Pixar announcements at D23 and the consequent timelines that followed until the new film’s release, there typically is at least two years between the announcement and the release date. —Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

The character also looked back on her style evolution over the decades. —Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025

Woodruff looks back on her own efforts over time as a journey. —Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for look back

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