think back

Example Sentences

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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 on my crash, I didn't stand in the starting gate unaware of the potential consequences. I knew what I was doing. I chose to take a risk," she added.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

When I think back to my rejection from the health publication, after offering to work for less, I feel angry at how desperate and mentally unwell unemployment had made me.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

I think back to the night of Mayor Carrs dinner party—the electric lights on his house, the newspaperman who was mysteriously bitten.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland