hark

Example Sentences

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The commuters in “Le Métro” hark back to his early streetcar scenes but now there’s an air of mystery to the straphangers, with the central figure’s face obscured and bisected by a subway pole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

These hark back to the 17 Protestant martyrs who were burnt in Lewes during the reign of Bloody Mary, half a century before Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

When I think of them, I hark them to the Harlem Renaissance versions of “Dreamgirls.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

They want to hark back to the EU’s timid origins some 60 years ago when cooperation was much more voluntary and limited.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

He was a very plain-featured man, with nothing in his looks or in his dress that made memory cry hark.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel