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 To mark the couple’s wedding anniversary, here’s a look back at how the pair has supported and shown each other love throughout their love story. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024 To look back and see my parents in the stands crying and celebrating. Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 9 June 2024 Sajak has looked back on decades of WOF this week in a series of interviews with his daughter. EW.com, 8 June 2024 As someone who was in a similar situation as a child in need yourself, looking back, what would have been most helpful to you at that time? Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024 Neither superstar suited up for that final practice, nor did several other mainstays, but the reigning NFC Championship gang looked back together. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 And for a unique look back at the inaugural Fortune 500 from 1955 and other historical highlights from the pages of Fortune, subscribe to our brand-new Fortune Archives newsletter, which lands in inboxes weekly beginning this Sunday, June 9. Bylydia Belanger, Fortune, 4 June 2024 Editor’s note: Thanks to Doug Elwell for suggesting this Vintage look back at the invasion at Normandy. Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024 Entertainment Weekly looks back at the franchise 45 years later. Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 25 May 2024

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“Look back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20back. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.

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