retrospection
Example Sentences
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Jack Angelides, CEO of Maccabi Tel Aviv, told the BBC their fans being banned meant it was "time for some introspection and retrospection".
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
We can go over the retrospection of movements that were trying to get Democrats to do better,” she added.
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025
Naturally, such a skid prompts retrospection and underscores the importance of these next few weeks.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 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
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.
