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 Before that first fitting, look back on what Zendaya has worn for past Met Gala appearances. —

Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024 There are also pieces on a woman who plans to run the equivalent of six marathons across Wisconsin in six days, a look back at a historic May snowstorm, a piece on Milwaukee’s Amani neighborhood and more. —

Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024 The Idea of You is officially streaming on Amazon Prime, Entertainment Weekly looks back on the 15 best Anne Hathaway movies. —

Chris Bellamy and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 2 May 2024 As Sykes appears on Vogue’s The Run-Through podcast today in honor of her new book, Wives Like Us, take a look back at her bucolic Cotswolds home. —

Plum Sykes, Vogue, 2 May 2024 Eddy always looked back fondly on his days in Phoenix, working with Hazlewood at Audio Recorders. —

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024 Here’s a look back at 30 albums turning 30 this year that may not get remembered with their own lavish anniversary celebrations, but probably deserve them anyhow. —

Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2024 Perrie can look back at her old relationship with a smile. —

Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024 In celebration of their exciting baby and engagement news, look back on their 2003 love story with these 20 throwback photos. —

Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024

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