look back on
Example Sentences
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I want to be the kind of dad that my kids look back on and think I was present and loving and the kind of person they’d look up to.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
But it also offered the audience a chance to look back on a career that’s encompassed virtually every major shift in pop music over the last two decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
As the date of Easter changes each year, we have to look back on a range of historical data from different dates, to compare with 25 December.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
As I look back on my favorite egg recipes, I’m reminded of my childhood and early college years eating at the campus dining hall.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
These will be the years you look back on fondly.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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