backward glance

Frequency: 6.54.1 per million words

a look back, often while leaving

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Examples (10)

  • He left without a backward glance.
  • She cast a backward glance at the house before closing the gate.
  • With one backward glance, he stepped onto the train.
  • Not even a backward glance was spared as they drove away.
  • The hero paused, threw a backward glance, and walked on.
  • I stole a backward glance over my shoulder.
  • There was a quick backward glance, then silence.
  • He gave the city a final backward glance at dawn.
  • We continued up the trail, not a backward glance between us.
  • She couldn’t resist a backward glance toward the stage curtain.