think back

Idioms  

1. Recall or reflect on, as in When I think back on my days as a summer camper, I really had a good time, or As he thought back to his father, long dead, tears came to his eyes. [Mid-1900s]

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think back

When you think back to that era of your life, who was Ziggy back then?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

“If you think back to 1975, 1980, dad might bring home chicken in the bucket for a meal and give mom a break from cooking,” Kalinowski said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

And when I think back to the time I stared into the abyss and lived long enough to understand what it meant, I know this: we can’t become a generation that looks away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

This news also made me think back to the first time I took my then–5-year-old to visit the Supreme Court.

From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026

I think back to how confidently she wrote down Junior Researcher at the departmental presentations.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston