hindsight

Example Sentences

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Market prognosticators often reach for long explanations to justify periods of fragility, but those answers are rarely clear in real time and remain debated even in hindsight.

From Barron's

We can see why with the benefit of hindsight, but who predicted oil would reach almost $150 a barrel when it was just $25?

From The Wall Street Journal

In hindsight, she believes her insecurities were shaped by the content she was "consuming".

From BBC

I wish I’d noted that line as foreshadowing, but just like any good mystery, the clues are only evident in hindsight.

From Los Angeles Times

But in hindsight, yes, that was most likely sarcastic.

From Los Angeles Times