retrospect

Example Sentences

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But in retrospect, my relationship with that ring was superficial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"Please consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance. No detail is too small. It may be the key."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

In retrospect, it looks even worse than that.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

The ambitious stock-market target put in place by South Korea’s new president last summer is in retrospect looking too cautious.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The story of the machinations employed to enable the Fischer–Karpov World Championship match to take place are enough to fill a separate book—and have!—but the details are hardly dramatic in retrospect.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady