Definition of Flashback

part of a story or life that reveals something that happened previously

Examples of Flashback in a sentence

We learned about the main character’s childhood through a long flashback.  🔊

If you want to share something that previously occurred to one of your characters, you should add it in a flashback.  🔊

Looking at a family photo album is a great way to experience a flashback of your life.  🔊

Even though the war has been over for forty years, the former soldier still has an occasional flashback of his battles.  🔊

As Jim started to walk his daughter down the aisle, he saw a flashback of the first time he held her as a baby.  🔊

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