rewind

Example Sentences

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Tapes are back in fashion for a growing number of millennials and zoomers, especially in Los Angeles, who are hitting rewind on the format’s presumed extinction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

To rewind the tape, the court held that the NCAA’s restrictions on education-related benefits for student athletes violated federal antitrust laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

For a preview of what might follow, just rewind the tape.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The team attempted to "rewind the clock" by about 80 million years, which is how long the rock is estimated to have been exposed at the Martian surface.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

“And don’t you miss nothing in that video —use that rewind button, watch it twice if you have to, but don’t you miss nothing.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot