flashback
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The children appear in a series of charming flashback scenes woven into this romantic drama from Lebanon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Glimpsed in “Alien: Earth’s” first episode, the Maginot had to be fully fitted out for Episode 5’s flashback to the onboard horror that preceded the crash-landing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Plus: A flashback to the Dow’s 3000 milestone, 35 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Or was it a flashback to his old self?
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
She was clutching the rigging, still dazed from her flashback, but she gestured that she was all right.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
At around age 19 or 20, he began having regular night terrors and daily flashbacks to “horrific, nightmarish things.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
In a few of the series’ many flashbacks, Dick recalls his father, M.L.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Australia batter Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the aftermath of the 'sandpapergate' ball-tampering scandal in 2018 and still gets flashbacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Best and Last’s” flashbacks are a walloping reminder that Knoxville is inimitable: a telegenic and extroverted entertainer with a charisma he wields like a skunk aims its stink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
I remember moving out there in flashbacks, snippets, driving to a place I’d never seen, seeing people I’d never seen.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Vocabulary lists containing flashback
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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