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

Meanwhile, Lautner looked back at the moment in 2023 during the debut episode of his podcast The Squeeze. —Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024

Digital picture frames offer users the ability to look back on precious memories in a clean, crisp manner without the price and maintenance of normal picture frames. —Mason Leib, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024

Trump said people look back on his presidency’s economy fondly. —Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024

This period of national unity, through the lens of nostalgia, is no doubt something many look back fondly on compared to the incessant bickering of national politics today. —The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024