How to Use in retrospect in a Sentence

in retrospect

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• While analysts note in retrospect that warning signs were clear, investors did not necessarily grasp them until after the fact.
  — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
• What followed 9/11 was, in retrospect, a series of expensive detours.
  — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
• That reorganization produces those who understood the shift early and those who understood it in retrospect.
  — Murthy Maddali, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
• Also, in retrospect, Nora’s reasoning for taking Alice off of the case is actually pretty solid.
  — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
• Teams review spend in retrospect, identify anomalies and then manually reach out to resource owners to investigate or remediate.
  — Ben Schaechter, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• Indeed, in retrospect, the ruling at The Hague a decade ago was the harbinger of a new global order — one based not on rules, norms, and conventions but, increasingly, raw power wielded by the strong against the weak.
  — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
• But that seems like an obstacle that could’ve been worked around in retrospect, given that FIFA has essentially built its own pitches at other venues above the regular playing surfaces.
  — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026