throwback

Example Sentences

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Warm and insightful, “Fantasy Life” is a low-key throwback to the talky city-dweller comedies of Nicole Holofcener and Noah Baumbach.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"Garner is a throwback, and a very pleasant one, to an all-round midfielder," said Osman, who made 437 appearances for the club in midfield between 2003 and 2016.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

In many ways, it’s a throwback to how wars used to be waged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Since 2019, Microsoft's Silica project has been trying to encode data on glass plates, in a throwback to the early days of photography, when negatives were also stored on glass.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The woman was a throwback to another century.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson