The phrase "a throwback for" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when referring to something that evokes a previous time or style, but it is more typical to say "a throwback to."
Example: "The fashion show featured a throwback for the 90s, showcasing styles that were popular during that decade."
Alternatives: "a nod to" or "a return to."
Mr. Klein is something of a throwback for Kearney.
His goal against the Danes was therefore almost a throwback for Podolski.
Still, as the first round rolled on here, she considered a deep pool of talent that suddenly seemed like a throwback for someone who played at a time when the United States had few rivals.
Although "Return to Never Land" uses sophisticated animation techniques that would have been unimaginable 50 years ago, it is still something of a throwback, for it pretends these iconographic associations never happened.
Several record executives have told me that NPR has become the prime tool for selling albums outside the teen-pop continuum; "Don't Stop," equally a contemporary dance album and a throwback for parents who are stuck on their Yaz records, would fit right in.
Mr. Thielemann can feel like a throwback, for both better and worse: headstrong but with a true artistic integrity, rare these days, that led him to give up doing Czech operas, despite a passion for Janacek, because he felt he could not do them justice without speaking the language.
Pick jerseys from your favorite players from the teams you like, or go for a throwback jersey for a more vintage look.
Hollingsworth also caught a throwback pass for another score.
It was a throwback performance for a Boston team that has struggled at times on defense this season.
On the worrywart side, you had the Walshes, Jim and Cindy: Minnesotan, square and full of good advice -- a throwback cure for California's woes with their warm-and-dorky nuclear stability.
This is again more of a throwback, especially for an EV, since most modern electric cars favor lighter materials like aluminum to help lower overall body weight and aim for more range.
