Examples of “throwback” in a Sentence

4 example sentences showing how to use throwback, grouped by meaning.

noun Something or someone that recalls or resembles an earlier era or stage.

Her vintage hairstyle is a throwback to the movie stars of long ago.
The diner's decor is a throwback to the 1950s.
His old-fashioned manners are a throwback to a different generation.
My next train is a throwback to earlier times. TfW is now the only operator of the old single-car Class 153s (apart from a handful of ScotRail bike-carrying conversions), and a pair of them have turned up to take me to Carmarthen. — Paul Bigland, New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery (2022)