think back

phrasal verb

thought back; thinking back; thinks back
: to think about something that happened in the past
often + to
Thinking back to my childhood, I remember summers at the beach.
Think back to that night. What were you doing?

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Olen thought back to a recent game against Irvine, which had beaten his team by eight at LionTree Arena. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 This has always been the case, so think back to Super Bowl Halftime Shows of the past. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025 But even amid the joy of widespread publication and supportive reviews, Bruner thinks back on his father, who tried so desperately to get the book published in English. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025 In that moment, however, Johnson couldn’t help but think back to the beginning. Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for think back

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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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