rewind

Example Sentences

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We can’t rewind the tape without the war to see if its warning was valid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

For a preview of what might follow, just rewind the tape.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

I wanted to replay my 20s, to rewind, to fast-forward, to choose differently.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The team attempted to "rewind the clock" by about 80 million years, which is how long the rock is estimated to have been exposed at the Martian surface.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

I said, “Well, how about I watch the end with you, and then I can rewind it and watch up to the point I started watching with you?”

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky