in (a) flashback

Frequency: 7.211.2 per million words

Indicates the narrative method of telling a story by showing past events.

flashbackPREPOSITION

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in (a)

Examples (10)

  • The story is told in flashback.
  • The movie opens in a flashback to her childhood.
  • The entire first chapter is written in flashback.
  • We learn about their relationship in a flashback sequence.
  • The novel's structure relies heavily on scenes told in flashback.
  • The director chose to reveal the murder in a flashback.
  • Their first meeting is shown in flashback during the final scene.
  • The character's traumatic past is explored in a flashback.
  • Most of the story unfolds in flashback as she recalls the events.
  • The film's opening scene in flashback sets up the entire plot.