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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For example, in hindsight, most would say the Heat should have drafted Tyrese Maxey instead of Achiuwa in 2020.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
What’s easy to explain in hindsight—that Microsoft would be at the forefront of AI, that Google would become a behemoth, that Blockbuster would fade into obscurity—is never preordained.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 June 2024
In hindsight, many at Paramount say, that capital would have been better spent on the company’s core business of TV and film production.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024
In hindsight, Chamblee and other LIV critics couldn’t have been more wrong.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
What’s easy to explain in hindsight—that Microsoft would be at the forefront of AI, that Google would become a behemoth, that Blockbuster would fade into obscurity—is never preordained.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 June 2024
In hindsight, many at Paramount say, that capital would have been better spent on the company’s core business of TV and film production.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024
In hindsight, Chamblee and other LIV critics couldn’t have been more wrong.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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“Hindsight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hindsight. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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hindsight
noun
hind·sight
ˈhīn(d)-ˌsīt
: realization of the meaning or importance of an event only after it has happened
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