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 Rucker looks back at those days and much, much more in the new episode of our weekly Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. —

Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024 On the newest episode of the Reality with the King podcast, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 52, looked back at her relationship with ex-husband Joe Giudice. —

Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024 The star of The Boys looked back on his pseudo-superhero character Homelander’s unexpected milk fetish that emerged in the first season and has since become his and showrunner Eric Kripke‘s humorous wink to die-hard fans. —

Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 July 2024 Read Usher's Lifetime Achievement Award speech On a more somber note, Usher also looked back at his early years during his speech. —

Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for look back

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