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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Newsweek has taken a look back at her past marriages.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Nikki Glaser is looking back on her 2025 Golden Globes experience with pride.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Joe Alwyn is briefly looking back on his breakup from Taylor Swift.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
And then leaving town abruptly and never looking back.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Nikki Glaser is looking back on her 2025 Golden Globes experience with pride.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Joe Alwyn is briefly looking back on his breakup from Taylor Swift.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
And then leaving town abruptly and never looking back.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Look back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20back. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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