hindsight
noun
hind·sight
ˈhīn(d)-ˌsīt 
: perception of the nature of an event after it has happened
In hindsight, it's clear there were alternatives.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Examples of hindsight in a Sentence
It's easy for us to say that the war was wrong, but we have the advantage of hindsight.
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In hindsight, Murray knows why he wasn’t chosen as the next CEO.
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Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
And, much like a recession, it may only be confirmed in hindsight.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
The Brothers Speak Erik and Lyle Menendez weigh in on every piece of their story with three decades of hindsight.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
With the benefit of hindsight, the 1920s had the hallmarks of a strong economic cycle: a wider adoption of electricity and automobiles, as well as a postwar boom in consumption.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
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Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
And, much like a recession, it may only be confirmed in hindsight.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
The Brothers Speak Erik and Lyle Menendez weigh in on every piece of their story with three decades of hindsight.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
With the benefit of hindsight, the 1920s had the hallmarks of a strong economic cycle: a wider adoption of electricity and automobiles, as well as a postwar boom in consumption.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Hindsight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hindsight. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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hindsight
noun
hind·sight
ˈhīn(d)-ˌsīt
: realization of the meaning or importance of an event only after it has happened
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