look back

verb

looked back; looking back; looks back
: to think about something in the past
Looking back to/at last season, I can see why they didn't win the pennant.
I look back at/on that time with a lot of pride.
How she's changed! After college, she moved to New York, got a job on Wall Street, and never looked back.

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Other shoppers in the store can be seen looking back at Clarkson during the final interaction in the store, her entire visit to which lasted less than five minutes. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 But once the Milwaukee Brewers got going, unimpeded, there was no looking back. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Your clinician may use a four-question Urticaria Control Test, which looks back over four weeks, or ask you to record daily hives and itch for seven days with a measure called UAS7. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 12 Oct. 2026 Seattle jumped out to a lead on the first play and never looked back. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for look back

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“Look back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20back. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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