How to Use think back in a Sentence
think back
phrasal verb-
Then, think back on the weather over the last few days.
— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024 -
But think back to the 1,400 Israelis that were slaughtered.
— CBS News, 5 Nov. 2023 -
But Belly keeps thinking back to her and Conrad’s last trip to the beach.
— Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 14 July 2023 -
For reference, think back to the solar eclipse in Aries that took place in April of this year.
— Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024 -
Aly thinks back to the day Wadea was brought home from the hospital after he was born.
— Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2023 -
So much so, that even Ciara couldn’t help but think back to her days of shopping at Gap as a young child.
— Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2023 -
But just like the dispute between Issa and Ramirez, the two are trying to keep what Michelin thinks back of mind.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023 -
Villarreal thought back then that joining the league would be a game-changer.
— Brett Vito, Dallas News, 28 June 2023 -
Harris thinks back fondly of her time in Cranston’s office.
— Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Aug. 2024 -
Sandy couldn't help but think back to her last conversation with Stephen a week before he was killed.
— Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023 -
And as her son is enshrined among the greatest in pro football history, Brown will think back to their prayers all of those years.
— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2024 -
Now add in a relationship, and the trip gets harder (think back seat driver who might be a spender and who wants to take detours all the time).
— Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023 -
Although that was quite a while ago, Campos says to try and think back to the months surrounding that time period.
— Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2023 -
To be in such a huge space with so many people, in utter silence — thinking back, I was relieved no one’s phone had rung.
— New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023 -
Mayer: So Vera thought back to her work on Hodgkin lymphoma, and her knowledge of how disease spreads.
— Amy Scharf, Scientific American, 11 Jan. 2024 -
But thinking back to that moment, that would’ve been an appropriate time to scream.
— Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2024 -
There was a little sadness there, thinking back to the carefree memories of my youth.
— Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024 -
Wu thought back to Ian Morgan’s research, which had found that Australian kids spent an average of 13.5 hours a week outside.
— Amit Katwala, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023 -
As the game evolved and the city hoops landscape reshaped around him, Thompson often thought back to how special and competitive that time was.
— Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024 -
Dressed in varying combinations of black and white, with Bridgers’ Black pug, Maxine, snorting gently in her lap, the trio thought back on some of the major events of 2023.
— Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023 -
So think back—no recollections of Mr. Samples at all? . . .
— Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Mary thought back to that solo room her mother was given after her injury, with no extra charge.
— AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023 -
For what that means, think back to May of this year: What were the rapid changes, sudden upsets, and radical endings and beginnings taking form in your life then?
— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023 -
A lot of us can think back to experiences of seeing our grandmothers and mothers or relatives with these cold creams of the ’90s, like Pond’s and Dove.
— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 -
Taylor Hanson seems to get nostalgic when thinking back to the early days of his band Hanson—and of social media.
— Marisa Whitaker, SPIN, 7 June 2024 -
There’s a particular game that stands out for Ortiz when thinking back on Darnold’s meteoric rise in the early years.
— Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024 -
Just thinking back to those scenes from the steps of the Portrait Gallery (not some shiny, new, generic real estate development) gives me goosebumps.
— Teo Armus, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023 -
The writer, actor, musician and comedian is still thinking back fondly to his time acting in some of the biggest kids' shows of the 90s.
— Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 -
Even just thinking back to some of my favorite experiences like Shiva Baby or Bodies, both of those were in one house.
— Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 -
But Cahill only had to think back to her childhood for inspiration to continue.
— Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
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