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 truth be told, in hindsight, the timing is way better now for me.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In hindsight, Jeff Gorton probably deserves some credit.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Everybody who heard Nuggets pressers could tell, in hindsight, just how starkly the tone had changed compared to, say, 2019-2024.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
Then he was handled clumsily during the pandemic release of Tenet, and what in hindsight seems a terrible decision to release the feature slate day-and-date.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In hindsight, Jeff Gorton probably deserves some credit.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Everybody who heard Nuggets pressers could tell, in hindsight, just how starkly the tone had changed compared to, say, 2019-2024.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
Then he was handled clumsily during the pandemic release of Tenet, and what in hindsight seems a terrible decision to release the feature slate day-and-date.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 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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