look back

verb

1. to cast one's mind to the past
2. never look back
   to become increasingly successful

   after his book was published, he never looked back

3. to pay another visit later

Example Sentences

“But it’s something that made me stronger and I can look back and be proud. Some take that fall and can’t get back up. I trusted God he’d get me back up.”

From Los Angeles Times

But if you look back in the data, you’ll see that most of the time more people say the country is moving in the wrong direction than think it’s moving in the right direction.

From Salon

Deignan looks back fondly on her achievements, keeping many of her medals in a wooden box at home, along with the famous cobble trophy from Roubaix on the mantlepiece.

From BBC

It’s what I learned looking back on my life, writing the book.

From Los Angeles Times

“It shows how important it is to look back at old data, because sometimes, hiding behind them is something new to be discovered, which can help us design the next generation of space exploration missions”.

From BBC

Related Words

• commemorate
• get
• learn
• recall
• recognize
• relive
• remind