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

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 7, according to the Tribune’s archives. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026

Classical music offers a wide range of old and new this week, with a look back by Lara Downes at UC Berkeley and two symphony orchestras covering programs with impressive stylistic spans. —Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 May 2026

Detroit immediately went on a 6-0 run with three straight Jalen Duren dunks off Cade Cunningham assists and never looked back. —Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026

Yet this was a more committed look back than might have been expected, with a loose narrative arc tracing No Doubt’s ascent (rather than its peak) and a set list filled with deep cuts well beyond the catchy singles that once blanketed KROQ and MTV. —Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

Rhymes for look back

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