looking back

Example Sentences

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Nichols suggested this showed the sauropod had stopped and leant on one leg for a moment "as if it's looking back over its left shoulder".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But when looking back over the past year, the company has had an average market capitalization of about $54 billion, Roberts told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

"I totally accept, you know, all these years later looking back that perhaps one should have taken a slight harder view," he said.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“It’s honestly so crazy to me looking back on this journey, because I had been trying to get into theater, film, way before ‘Secret Lives’ even came into my life,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

I crane my head, looking back in the direction of the school.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko