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

Satellites look back at Earth, studying its changing landforms, migrating wildlife, diminishing glaciers and natural disasters. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Those making the claims are not looking back, nor are those accepting them without critique. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

The Thin White Duke looks back Bowie moved to LA in April 1975, pursuing an acting career while continuing to record, then relocated to Berlin in 1976. — Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

For this installment, the founders took a similar approach, looking back to their brand’s most distinctive shapes and then tweaking them into new expressions. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for look back

• aback
• attack
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