How to Use hearken back in a Sentence

hearken back

verb

• The bronze doors hearken back to the days of the Republic of Amalfi.
  — Julia Buckley, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
• There are a lot of people putting out memes that hearken back to the era in Germany in 1933.
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
• The Ymma dolls hearken back to Etoga and Nguepdjop’s life in Douala.
  — Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 13 May 2021
• Nirvana hearkens back more to the punk days of the early Eighties.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
• All of these seeds hearken back to times when seeds were simply a means to grow an abundance of pure, fresh food.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 14 July 2023
• Leprosy hearkens back centuries, all the way to its reference in the Bible in the Book of Leviticus.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
• With its curvy lines and massive tan tires, the E-Coast hearkens back to when tail fins and whitewall tires were common sights on the road.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
• For one, hearken back to the Greeks, and think of your debate as questioning, not combat.
  — Quartz, 6 Dec. 2022
• And there’s also the widespread sense that the old hearken back to some more homogenized past.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
• The field of the flag is yellow, hearkening back to the Gadsden flag, another symbol that would not meet the approval of the New York Times.
  — Nr Staff, National Review, 7 June 2024
• Among the pieces displayed are haircare tools that hearken back to the heyday of Madam C.J. Walker, a small cast-iron pan and sewing machines.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2024
• Cummings hopes the series will hearken back to the infamous Friars Club Roasts of yore.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Nov. 2022
• This mood-boosting reward could well hearken back to our distant past.
  — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 5 Jan. 2023
• Goldberg's starring role on Picard seems to hearken back to a 2020 appearance by Stewart on The View.
  — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2022
• Critics say the message that small-town citizens will take matters into their own hands hearkens back to Jim Crow rhetoric.
  — Hank Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
• But the modern cellphone has a distinct origin story—one that emerged in parallel to the car phone and hearkened back to the World War II mobile radios.
  — Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
• But for the best introduction to the world of brave Jedi, fierce princesses and hairy Wookiees, hearken back to a long, long time ago (the '70s) and start with the beginning of Luke Skywalker's tale.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
• Many of those re-releases were more than a decade old, hearkening back to the early days of the App Store when premium titles reigned and free-to-play games-as-a-service hadn't taken the wheel.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
• With The Color Purple being a musical remake of the 1985 film, there are certainly many scenes that hearken back to the original.
  — Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
• The Row’s Montrose trench hearkens back to that golden age with a drapey, voluminous silhouette that can be shaped at will by an extra-long belt.
  — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
• The display hearkens back to the days of Jim Crow, an era when state and local laws legalized racial segregation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
• The disruption hearkened back to last summer’s flight chaos, where U.S. airlines canceled or delayed thousands of flights.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 June 2023
• Construction will start this summer on a new cut flower and vegetable garden that hearkens back to the once-private estate's roots when it was called Oldfields.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2024
• But for now, at least, Picard seems to be doing its best to hearken back to the way its title character’s stories used to be told, while blending that with this more modern approach.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2022
• The saga speaks to Vanguard’s deeply entrenched investing philosophy, one that hearkens back to Bogle himself.
  — Katherine Greifeld, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2024
• Rest assured, showrunners will do their best to ensure all principal interns hearken back to wacky antics from the original five.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022
• Directed by Ambar Navarro, the clip hearkens back to old school fantasy and gothic horror flicks.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2023
• There’s an honesty to the songwriting that hearkens back to the strength of the American folk tradition, music that addresses the world in a positive way, documenting the times.
  — Jim Ryan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Mahito’s acceptance of the Heron’s constant lies also hearkens back to one of Miyazaki’s decades-old contemplations on his own creative process.
  — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
• Designers like Tory Burch and Rowing Blazers are releasing tennis dresses, skirts, and sweaters that hearken back to the chic retro tennis gear that can be worn seamlessly on or off the court.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 30 June 2021

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024