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

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 24, according to the Tribune’s archives. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025

Before that, the pair stepped out in New York City wearing coordinating blue looks back in April. —Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 June 2025

Key moment: The Angels never looked back after Rengifo homered in the second. —Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025

Soda Stereo's Zeta Bosio, Charly Alberti, and more look back at how high expectations, tragedy, and a lasting brotherhood shaped the Argentine masterpiece June 21, 2025 First, there’s the black and white portrait. —Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025

Rhymes for look back

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