hark back to
Example Sentences
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Indisputably, there are signs—some of which hark back to the dot-com era—that it is.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
There are passages for unaccompanied chorus that hark back to church music of the Renaissance and moments that seem like Dada before its time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Like is fellow crew, his words hark back to a bygone space age, and the words of then President John F. Kennedey in 1962:
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
The 11 songs on the album bridge storytelling with classic country and folk sounds that hark back to the ‘70s, a la songs like the Eagles’ “Wasted Time.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025
Sometimes in public, hearing a stranger, I’d hark back to my past.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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