retrospect

Example Sentences

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This self-serving quotation has the ring of a memory fashioned in retrospect.

From The Wall Street Journal

"In retrospect, I can see that being Scottish and having the working class upbringing I had was a big bonus for me in many ways," says Caton-Jones.

From BBC

In retrospect, they say, it was also too frightening to contemplate.

From Los Angeles Times

In retrospect, suggesting that James couldn’t adapt to a new role might have sold him short.

From Los Angeles Times

In retrospect, that shouldn’t have come as a surprise.

From Salon