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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Tagovailoa’s lack of availability became an even greater talking point; two days after the season, then-general manager Chris Grier delivered a message that looked prescient in hindsight.
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Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
In immediate hindsight, this may have been a slight reach.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Braude grounds his narrative in the persistent dilemmas of journalism, especially the question of how to tell the story of a bewildering moment without the benefit of hindsight.
—Casey Schwartz, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Involved officers reasonably perceived an imminent threat of serious physical harm or death, and their actions were objectively reasonable based upon the facts and circumstances confronting them at the time, evaluated without the benefit of hindsight, according to the news release.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
In immediate hindsight, this may have been a slight reach.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Braude grounds his narrative in the persistent dilemmas of journalism, especially the question of how to tell the story of a bewildering moment without the benefit of hindsight.
—Casey Schwartz, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Involved officers reasonably perceived an imminent threat of serious physical harm or death, and their actions were objectively reasonable based upon the facts and circumstances confronting them at the time, evaluated without the benefit of hindsight, according to the news release.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
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 11 Mar. 2026.
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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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