flashback

Example Sentences

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But the script for Besson’s “Dracula” keeps getting distracted with multiple flashbacks — the film opens with a 15-minute prologue in which Vlad straps on his fanged helmet and rides into battle.

From Los Angeles Times

She had trouble sleeping after her baby was born because she had flashbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pollock, who has spent hundreds of hours diving in submersibles, counts some of the more spectacular "flashback bioluminescence" events as among the most memorable moments in his career.

From Barron's

She described having frequent flashbacks and said she relived that evening every day.

From BBC

In a series of flashbacks from last week's episodes, Winkleman was seen appointing Fiona, with the contestant responding: "I will do my best to be as treacherous as possible", adding she was "drunk on power".

From BBC