look back
to cast one's mind to the past
never look back to become increasingly successful: after his book was published, he never looked back
mainly British to pay another visit later
Words Nearby look back
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How to use look back in a sentence
But pause for a second, and look back at what these generations of regulators and lawmakers have created.
Are future historians going to look back on the past weekend as the one in which Elizabeth Warren took over the Democratic Party?
I think if you look back at Season 2, there are certain little elements that come out.
Exit Interview: The Walking Dead's Beth Tells All | Melissa Leon | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere are seven she can look back on as she weathers the attacks of the next presidential cycle.
But it might, when we look back at the stellar performances young Hollywood produced this year, end up being ridiculous.
He did not once look back at her; his face seemed full of thought, his hands acting as it were mechanically.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonOnce safely out of the ruins, Harris collected himself and turned to look back.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodYet, I dare say there are some who, still attending the fair, look back with regret on the disappearance of the good old days.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowI called to him loudly, in the vain hope he might look back, as though at a time like this a hound would turn from the trail.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydA daughter like that, she said, and she turned to look back at you; you were standing still with the leaves in your hand.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
Other Idioms and Phrases with look back
Remember or think about the past, as in When Mom looked back on the early days of their marriage, she wondered how they'd managed with so little money. [Late 1500s]
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