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 guitarist, vocalist and songwriter — now on tour with his Pet Sounds Band playing Beach Boys hits with a focus on their 1970s output — looked back on six decades of writing and performing with one of the greatest minds of popular music.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The book recounts Graydon’s decades-long tenure as the editor of Vanity Fair, and the two looked back on one of the outlet’s star reporters: Dominick Dunne, who famously covered high-profile court cases.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 12 June 2025
Lovely input also comes from Fairuza Balk, in an audio interview, looking back on her screen debut at age 11, playing Dorothy in 1985’s unofficial sequel, Return to Oz, which explored a much darker side of Baum’s fiction series.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Prince Harry spends his time looking back on the past, while Meghan Markle is more focused on their future in California.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The book recounts Graydon’s decades-long tenure as the editor of Vanity Fair, and the two looked back on one of the outlet’s star reporters: Dominick Dunne, who famously covered high-profile court cases.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 12 June 2025
Lovely input also comes from Fairuza Balk, in an audio interview, looking back on her screen debut at age 11, playing Dorothy in 1985’s unofficial sequel, Return to Oz, which explored a much darker side of Baum’s fiction series.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Prince Harry spends his time looking back on the past, while Meghan Markle is more focused on their future in California.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
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“Look back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20back. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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