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

And since this new moon urges us to escape the mundane, there is no looking back. —Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2025

As London Fashion Week continues apace, Vogue looks back at the Princess’s turns on the front row through the years. —Alice Newbold, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025

But listening with his daughters inspired Mr. Bradley to look back at the musical references that the contemporary artists were drawing upon, to show his children the rich history of R&B. —Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025

Katharine McPhee Foster is getting ready for her son's birthday by taking a minute to look back. —Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for look back

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