rewind

Example Sentences

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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

It was also possible to rewind livestreams from the start, and download archived clips.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

He ran his fingers along the face of it, the knobs like eyes, the row of buttons—play, stop, rewind, pause, fast-forward, eject—like teeth.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds