looking back

Example Sentences

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“I knew nothing about music,” he once said, looking back at his entry into the record business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Prostate cancer is relatively straightforward to manage if caught early, and he says, looking back, he "wished" he'd seen a doctor "seven or eight months before".

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

A few months later, while looking back at Cliffwater’s securities filings, one discovery gave him pause.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 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

As I left school soon afterward without looking back, my thoughts on the letter I’d stashed beneath my brother’s pillow, the rubbery little heart I clutched in my pocket gave me strength.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo