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

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025

This story is part of The Tennessean's Notorious Nashville series, which takes a look back at some of the city's most provocative news stories of the 21st century so far. —Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025

Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines across the Android world, including Galaxy Z Fold7 leaks, Magic V5 launch, folding phones for the future, Phone (3) arrives, OnePlus Nord CE5 chooses the camera, and Google increases Play Store limits. —Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025

Notable deaths in 2025 A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity. —David Morgan july 3, CBS News, 3 July 2025

Rhymes for look back

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