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.

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With the first season over, here’s a look back at all the Texas filming locations and references made in each episode. —

Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Jan. 2025 Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025 While mainstream cruise lines pivot to using hybrid technologies and biofuel blends to reduce their carbon footprint, other seafaring industries are looking back to sails. —

Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 Billy Bob Thornton is looking back at his time with a surprising collaborator: Johnny Cash. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for look back