looking back
Example Sentences
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"You're made of star stuff - everything in your body comes from a star, so you're looking back at family history."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
If Blanche does end up playing Cassidy for a fool, at least we know the senator won’t spend too much time looking back.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
"And Roman's space-based surveys will extend the current search zone by seeing ones that are farther away, looking back through 9 billion years of cosmic history."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Mr. Mandelbaum isn’t persuaded by critics who contend that this constant looking back over their shoulders by U.S. policymakers “degrades the effectiveness of the nation’s foreign policies beyond its borders.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
I crane my head, looking back in the direction of the school.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
