retrospection
Example Sentences
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"I don't know what that says, but I do think it is time for some introspection and retrospection about why this has occurred."
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
Rosy retrospection inflicts many people who closely watched the boxing greats of the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022
Nancy Rhine, a gerontologist and marriage and family therapist in Mill Valley, Calif., has helped about 40 older adults prepare for and process late-life rituals involving hours of retrospection and introspection, art and music.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022
Three years after Smith’s burial, we now seem to be in a crucial hour for Fall-related retrospection.
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021
I spent nearly a week in Mqhekezweni after the funeral and it was a time of retrospection and rediscovery.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
