How to Use look back in a Sentence
look back
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Move in with a friend, make a clean break, and don’t look back.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
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Here, look back on Scott Hamilton's ups and downs through the years.
—Alex Heigl, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
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The 43-year-old looks back at that scar, a smile creasing his face.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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Here's a look back at all the times the sisters did their best Blue Steel for the cameras.
—Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
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From the Archives looks back at the days before I-8 in East County.
—U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
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Soldiers told him to walk toward Rafah and not look back.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
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And looking back at the case’s outcome may shed some light on what could be in store in the future.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
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Ahead, look back at our choices for the best SAG Awards red-carpet looks of all time.
—Kelsey Lafferty, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
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For his custom look, Jamie looked back to an event for which he was dressed by Gucci.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024
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You'll be stuck looking back at the central display for that.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
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When looking back at 2023, these songs will be part of the music that defined this year.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023
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In any case, in 1893, Folger bought his first copy of a First Folio and never looked back.
—Andrea Mays, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Here, five years later, look back on the actor's life in photos.
—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
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Below, a look back at the best swimwear fashion moments on the red carpet.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 June 2024
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From the Archives looks back today at the city’s famous ship, the Star of India, in this photo from 1971.
—U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2023
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Peter Hartlaub looks back at her reporting and the ethics of this scheme.
—Longreads, 5 Apr. 2024
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The making of the book was a process in itself of looking back to piece together my view of myself.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
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Some paused to look back at the same skyline that Lucidi had captured in his last post.
—Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
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Some attempt suicide or get out of the biz for good, never looking back.
—Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024
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Miami took a 35-13 lead into the half and never looked back.
—Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
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In the picture, Bieber is wearing a sparkly black dress while looking back at the camera.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 2 Oct. 2023
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To look back and see my parents in the stands crying and celebrating.
—Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 9 June 2024
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And looking back over the last few years, almost all of Mr. Trump’s gains have come from these less engaged voters.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 24 May 2024
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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
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There was a fire truck and a police car on the far side of the avenue, and passersby looking back in the direction of our building.
—Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
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But Phoenix scored the first 15 points Friday, and never really looked back.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
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With the team poised to make more in 2023, here’s a look back at the most magical moments in franchise history.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
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In it, mothers and daughters look back at the complicated legacies that linger across the decades.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
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But, looking back, that photo had nothing to do with running.
—L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 24 July 2024
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The president then looked back on his record of four years — a glowing record in his telling: a strong economy at the end of a once-in-a-century pandemic.
—Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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