throwback
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If you’re looking for action and adventure, Sam calls The End of Oak Street a “nasty little throwback to Jurassic Park.”
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
The lineup was packed with beloved hip-hop and R&B throwback artists like Too $hort, Ginuwine, Ashanti, Warren G and E-40.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Matt Wilkinson, a 250-pound left-hander with a throwback nickname, defied the odds to make his big-league debut on Wednesday for the San Francisco Giants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Even the way he leans on his bat at the non-striker's end is a throwback to his father.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
One day I interviewed a community activist who described a particular job program as a throwback to the Progressive Era.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
The increased interest in throwbacks is not a death-knell for new music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Her paintings contain visual throwbacks to the gilding and draperies of Renaissance paintings, yet also represent stars from films and pop culture.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The black ink images of La Virgen de Guadalupe, theater masks, a pair of dice and Ace playing cards were throwbacks to his high school days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
Oh, and the Seahawks are going to wear the throwbacks.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
It should be told as are the photo plays, with frequent throwbacks and many cut-ins.
From Cheerful—By Request by Edna Ferber
