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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As Rahm fell, Scheffler arose past his early struggles, sinking back-to-back birdies on holes 14 and 15 to reclaim the lead and never looked back.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
The Grand Budapest Hotel director looked back on the two-time Oscar winner having significant reservations about getting paid a flat fee for his 2001 film, The Royal Tenenbaums.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 17, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
At the end of the milestone episode, Cuban looked back at his impact on entrepreneurship over the past 15 seasons.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 May 2025
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
The Grand Budapest Hotel director looked back on the two-time Oscar winner having significant reservations about getting paid a flat fee for his 2001 film, The Royal Tenenbaums.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 17, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
At the end of the milestone episode, Cuban looked back at his impact on entrepreneurship over the past 15 seasons.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for look back
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“Look back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20back. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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