throwback
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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
With his elevated speech, tony air and throwback attire, he’s like someone from another era; you could see him as one of Jay Gatsby’s pals or a bon vivant who drops by on “Downton Abbey.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
But Maresca's system looks to return to using wingers wide – a throwback to the work of Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane in 2017.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Michigan Mike Rogers is a bit of a throwback to the pre-Trump GOP: a buttoned-up, country-club Republican from the George W. Bush era.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The woman was a throwback to another century.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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
The Seahawks tested that theory on Sunday by donning their throwbacks for the first time, and they looked great.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Ninety per cent. were straight red stock with only a few throwbacks to off-color strains.
From The Settling of the Sage by Hal G. (Hal George) Evarts
