throwback
Example Sentences
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the market’s throwback benchmark, did indeed touch a new high that day.
Through throwback posts, people have been traveling back to the year when dog and flower crown Snapchat filters, Instagram eyebrows, the mannequin challenge and the Chainsmokers were everywhere.
From Los Angeles Times
Early in her career, she railed against being pigeon-holed as an R&B artist, when her music spanned genres like pop, alternative and folk, alongside throwback soul.
From BBC
For many young Mexicans, the supposed curse of Malinche seems a distant concern, a throwback to another generation, another Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times
Long reserved for women or military dress, brooches adorned men's chests during Milan Fashion Week, a throwback to a bygone era but with jewellery now signalling individuality, not just status.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
