flashback
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"That's our biggest threat," explained Jama, in a flashback from the previous night's scenes in the traitors turret.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
"I thought it would be interesting to take two broken men in adult life and flashback to their childhood to see what made them the way they are."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Plus: A flashback to the Dow’s 3000 milestone, 35 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Ivan’s voice snapped her out of her flashback, and she startled as he set his hand on her shoulder.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
The flashbacks come daily, to the point that he has needed to see a therapist.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Manning still has flashbacks — now, compounded by fear that the next evacuation could be complicated by heavy truck traffic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
So eventually, in three quick flashbacks, Morgenstern returns to what I think is the story.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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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