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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But with the hindsight of the 2025 campaign, it is filled with signifiers, the emergence from the TV to dazzle the local villagers a portent of a savvy politician who got elected by stepping away from the screen to meet physically with voters.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
Under the law, officer uses of force are to be judged from the perspective of an objectively reasonable officer at the scene rather than with hindsight.
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The Saints played well on the road in Carolina for their second win of the season two weeks ago, but that looks more and more like an outlier performance in hindsight.
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From early failures to career pivots and personal growth, Kevin will guide guests to find meaning in their missteps and humor in hindsight.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
Under the law, officer uses of force are to be judged from the perspective of an objectively reasonable officer at the scene rather than with hindsight.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
The Saints played well on the road in Carolina for their second win of the season two weeks ago, but that looks more and more like an outlier performance in hindsight.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
From early failures to career pivots and personal growth, Kevin will guide guests to find meaning in their missteps and humor in hindsight.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hindsight
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“Hindsight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hindsight. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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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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