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
It’s “kind of a flashback for some of us,” Andrew said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The eight-episode series opens with a flashback to Sherlock’s childhood, revealing the loss of his sister Beatrice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
He pitched the opening sequence — a flashback showing Kayce in the battlefield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
I close my eyes and let the darkness grow and spread until it morphs from a feeling of sadness into something worse: a memorv, a flashback.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
The judge said they now suffered from anxiety, fear and flashbacks and had problems with trust and a sense of safety.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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 would have random flashbacks and panic attacks from anything,” he told me.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“If you talk to old-timers who fought this thing in the ’50s and ’60s, they talk about it like it was Vietnam: They are having flashbacks to confronting this horror.”
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
I tried to piece together, from the memories and the flashbacks and the dreams, what happened on Saturday night.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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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