look back with fond recollections

/lʊk bæk wɪð fɒnd ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃənz/

verb phrase

  1. To remember a past time or experience warmly and happily.

    B2

    usually followed by a period, event, or experience

    • "She looks back with fond recollections of her childhood."B1
    • "Many graduates look back with fond recollections on their years at university."B2
    • "He looked back with fond recollections on the friendships and adventures that had shaped his youth."C1
    • "As he retired, he looked back with fond recollections of his long career."B2

Common mistakes

  • look back with fond recollection→look back with fond recollections

    The plural form is more natural when referring generally to several happy memories.

Collocations

look back with fond memorieslook back fondlyfond recollections of childhoodfond recollectionspleasant memories