retrospect
Example Sentences
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“I was not happy, but that was so long ago in retrospect could we have won? I think so. Does it matter now? No.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
In retrospect, though, the president’s post was likely part of the gambit, helping him slip away aboard an entirely different plane.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“These incidents will probably, in retrospect, be seen as inflection points in the ways that attackers operate,” said Joshua Saxe, the chief technology officer with the AI security company Abundant Security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
In retrospect, she says, it was "like a ticking time bomb."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In retrospect, this was probably the most important moment of our friendship, the moment I could have done one thing, the better thing, and I did something else.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing retrospect
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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