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

In November 2022 he said he had been "seriously ill", adding: "When I think back on it now, it's frightening."

From BBC

When I think back on most of those meals, I remember not salvation but a certain chill.

From Salon

“All I can do is think back and curse myself for not taking the warning signs seriously.”

From The Wall Street Journal

My breath came short and hard as I thought back to the reports I had passed on, the night of Hitler’s birthday.

From Literature

I thought back to her reaction when she saw that couple at the movie studio.

From Literature