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

From young adult fame to his recent journey with cancer, take a look back at Van Der Beek’s life and career in photos as the actor celebrates his 48th birthday on March 8, 2025. 01 of 14 James Van Der Beek's Early Days James Van Der Beek was born on March 8, 1977 in Connecticut. —Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 8, according to the Tribune’s archives. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025

Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including iPhone 17 Fold leaks, M4 MacBook Air launch, iPad Air upgrade, Brazil forces sideloading iOS apps, Gemini AI, Apple appeals UK encryption ruling, and the spring colours are here. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

Catering to both the young adult crowd looking ahead to their futures and melancholy millennials looking back to a bygone time, Broken Toys has the potential to land on screens in several guises. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for look back

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback