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

In 2000, Michael Frost was a senior at Campbell Hall and asked to look back at what happened to him as a 12-year-old. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Outside the courtroom of this trial, traditional TV cameras sit side-by-side with cellphone cameras manned by new media journalists and commentators feeding an audience hungry, not just for true crime, but also for a look back in time. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Let’s look back at the storm that destroyed parts of South Miami-Dade, ripped families from their homes, turned us into survivalists with no power or landmarks — and gave us the determination to rebuild. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

The typical enterprise signed one frontier API contract in 2024 routed everything through it, and never looked back. — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for look back

• aback
• attack
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• comeback
• cutback