hark back

Example Sentences

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Doing so, Duffy suggested, would help to usher in a new “golden age of travel” — a phrase that harks back to the mid-20th century flight experience.

From Los Angeles Times

It harks back to the golden age of weird prime-time shows like “Twin Peaks” or “Lost,” which delighted, shocked, titillated and annoyed, but never in quite the way audiences expected.

From New York Times

“Plan B” is wrapped around a minor-key guitar riff and a production that harks back to both Albert King’s “Born Under a Bad Sign” and, yes, Pink Floyd’s “Money.”

From New York Times

The first two installments focus on the pandemic; the latter two hark back to the World Trade Center attacks.

From New York Times

Tea-stained paper; vegetable dyes and watercolor applied with impossibly fine, handmade brushes; decorative borders; architectural settings; and recurrence of figures to indicate a story unfolding over time — all of these hark back to miniature traditions.

From New York Times