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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Example Sentences

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

But I always think back to when I was very, very young, there was a kind of matriarch here in the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

When I think back on 2025, there were several ingredients that shifted how I cooked, but one in particular that changed how often I cooked.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

As I think back to that moment, it seems like we ripped them off in unison, an affirmation of our solidarity and victory.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson