think back

phrasal verb

thought back; thinking back; thinks back

: to think about something that happened in the past

—often + to

Thinking back to my childhood, I remember summers at the beach.

Think back to that night. What were you doing?

Examples of think back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just think back on some of the biggest traumatic moments from over the years — the death of Sean Astin’s Bob, for one, and the fresh tragedy of meeting and losing Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) all in one season. —Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 29 Nov. 2025

After all, a crisis of confidence can erase decades of work in mere days—just think back to 2023 and the Silicon Valley Bank crisis. —Dhruv Arora, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025

For even more context, think back to 2023, when former Washington coach Ron Rivera fired defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio following a dreadful Thanksgiving Day loss to the Cowboys. —Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

Some are posting content of their kids, while others are thinking back to their own childhoods. —Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for think back

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