back when
Example Sentences
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Girl group Flo declared "R&B is back" when they picked up their Mobo Award earlier this year, and the trio proved that was true during their performance on the New Music stage.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Q: Did you ever imagine this would happen back when you were part of the Sandinista movement?
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“I started the club back when fragrance’s popularity was still pretty niche, and now seeing it move into the mainstream is really exciting,” says Washington-Harmon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
“That’s what everybody’s doing, because they have to … We’re all trying to figure out these ways to pay people back when we’re not making money.”
From Salon • May 15, 2026
“I started subscriptions to several feline periodicals, back when I had my Maine coons, and never canceled them.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
