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

In retrospect, Phaedra may not have been cold.

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

In retrospect, he said, he would have made a move on the leaders earlier had he known the pack was going to hang back.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

None of this was particularly an affliction; or rather, it appeared so only in retrospect, once a solution had been found.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan