think back

VERB

recall

Synonyms

WEAK

live in the past recollect reflect remember reminisce

Example Sentences

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This news also made me think back to the first time I took my then–5-year-old to visit the Supreme Court.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

When I think back on most of those meals, I remember not salvation but a certain chill.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

“All I can do is think back and curse myself for not taking the warning signs seriously.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

"When I think back to Christmas, I think back to their living room, and I think back to their decorations."

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

It still makes me happy to think back to those words and that look!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank