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
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Some trace Pakistan’s embrace of conspiratorial thinking back to the Mughal emperors of the 16th and 17th centuries, whose reigns consolidated Islam in South Asia and were full of palace intrigue.
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Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The writer, actor, musician and comedian is still thinking back fondly to his time acting in some of the biggest kids' shows of the 90s.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
However, the experience Anderson, Moore and other Kings players have gained over the last two seasons in the playoffs has Robitaille thinking back to the Kings’ first Stanley Cup championship team in 2012.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
When thinking back on all the characters in the Walking Dead‘s history, the collective season five series regulars are the ones who all come to mind.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
When asked to name writers with these kinds of transformative agendas, many of us would think back to the nineteenth century, to Tolstoy and Dickens and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
—Nathan Jeffers, Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
And think back to that being a thing in a community.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
Most fans are thinking back to 2020 and Super Bowl 54, where the Chiefs began their championship run, winning 31-20—the first title for Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and coach Andy Reid.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
Then, think back on the weather over the last few days.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The writer, actor, musician and comedian is still thinking back fondly to his time acting in some of the biggest kids' shows of the 90s.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
However, the experience Anderson, Moore and other Kings players have gained over the last two seasons in the playoffs has Robitaille thinking back to the Kings’ first Stanley Cup championship team in 2012.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
When thinking back on all the characters in the Walking Dead‘s history, the collective season five series regulars are the ones who all come to mind.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
When asked to name writers with these kinds of transformative agendas, many of us would think back to the nineteenth century, to Tolstoy and Dickens and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
—Nathan Jeffers, Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
And think back to that being a thing in a community.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
Most fans are thinking back to 2020 and Super Bowl 54, where the Chiefs began their championship run, winning 31-20—the first title for Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and coach Andy Reid.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
Then, think back on the weather over the last few days.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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