throwback

Example Sentences

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The question now is whether it remains merely a digital throwback to the past, or heralds a new era of wind in the hair motoring.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

When she wakes one day on her Yesteryear Ranch seemingly in 1855 without electricity, modern medicine or her team of nannies, her throwback lifestyle gets all too real.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It has a throwback feel yet could easily exist in any era, which makes it so appealing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Drawing sucks and Mr. Hrbik is a throwback.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood