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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However, no one really thinks back positively about Carter's presidency, whereas the elder Bush arguably has fared better in hindsight. —

Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024 Playing runner-up to the likes of Jane Wyman, Ingrid Bergman, and Joan Fontaine can at least be justified, but losing in 1938 to Luise Rainer, who donned yellowface for her performance in The Good Earth, is particularly egregious in hindsight. —

Ew Staff, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024 In hindsight, Rodgers still stands by playing through his injuries. —

Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024 In hindsight, Frost seemingly never felt comfortable in the fishbowl that is Nebraska football. —

Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hindsight