hark back

verb

1. intr, adverb to return to an earlier subject, point, or position, as in speech or thought

Idioms and Phrases

Return to a previous point, as in Let us hark back briefly to my first statement . This expression originally alluded to hounds retracing their course when they have lost their quarry's scent. It may be dying out. [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

Hark back to the Buffett Rule, another prime slice of collective madness orchestrated by the power elite.

From The Daily Beast

Right-wing attacks on Planned Parenthood hark back to the days of McCarthy, says Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile.

From The Daily Beast

Why do you think you decided to hark back to your high school days for this particular record?

From The Daily Beast

In their videos, however, their influences hark back to a much darker place.

From The Daily Beast

Again, to hark back to the other romances, we have found the word fay attached to the name of King Arthur's sister Morgan.

From Project Gutenberg

It seemed to me that one of the few reasons I still had for clinging to hunting was this keen, thrilling hark back to early days.

From Project Gutenberg

But—to hark back to the butcher and apothecary—verses are perennially made upon Pg 149Mr.

From Project Gutenberg

It is you who steadily hark back to the past, and to states of consciousness which were but can never be again.

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You are excellently placed, and you have plenty of time to hark back, if you'll only listen to reason.

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Related Words

• degenerate
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