throwback
Example Sentences
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In many ways, it’s a throwback to how wars used to be waged.
As many noted, the instantly iconic photo of Hughes looks and feels like a throwback to a bygone era.
From Los Angeles Times
Eastern Ukraine used to feel like a throwback to the Western Front in World War One, with trenches and dugouts reinforced against artillery and snipers.
From BBC
Since 2019, Microsoft's Silica project has been trying to encode data on glass plates, in a throwback to the early days of photography, when negatives were also stored on glass.
From Barron's
It was, undeniably, an "old school cup tie" - one which both managers agreed provided "a bit of a throwback".
From BBC
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