How to Use hindsight in a Sentence
hindsight
noun
- It's easy for us to say that the war was wrong, but we have the advantage of hindsight.
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In hindsight, all the items need to be fixed at some point.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
2 June 2021
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In hindsight, the first episode tees us up well for the second.
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David Klion,
The New Republic,
25 Sep. 2020
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In hindsight, the joke was of very poor taste and a mistake on my part.
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Emily McFarlan Miller,
Washington Post,
6 Oct. 2022
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In hindsight that kind of thinking made me a lot freer.
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Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
7 Nov. 2018
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So there was a lot of mixed emotions in hindsight about him.
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Ew Staff,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2023
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In hindsight, the timing for the name change was perfect.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2021
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In hindsight, the change had less to do with vibes, and more to do with technique.
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Michael Russell,
oregonlive,
30 Mar. 2021
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This is a tough pick to make — even with the benefit of hindsight.
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Steven Ruiz,
For The Win,
26 Apr. 2018
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In hindsight, that game was a harbinger of things to come.
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Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com,
al,
4 Dec. 2022
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If this were in court a year from now, a judge would have the benefit of hindsight.
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Jon Blau,
The Indianapolis Star,
12 July 2020
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In hindsight, what were the most important factors to you at the time?
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2022
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But with the gift of hindsight, Hoy said the delay proved to be a blessing.
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Edward Lee,
baltimoresun.com,
25 May 2017
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Moreschi says, in hindsight, the warning signs were there.
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Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2017
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In hindsight, that would almost be too cute for the movie that follows.
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K. Austin Collins,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2021
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In the hindsight of their escapes, the moments of this night would take new meaning.
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Travis Scott,
Fox News,
13 Nov. 2021
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But there were things in hindsight that Schulz said should have raised red flags.
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Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
12 Aug. 2020
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In hindsight, maybe the Cone pick wouldn’t be made today.
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Evan Grant,
Dallas News,
19 June 2021
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In hindsight, the signs of cheating are often pretty easy to spot.
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Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
23 Aug. 2023
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That there was a scandal like this seems, in hindsight, to have been inevitable.
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Julian Wheatland For Cnn Business Perspectives,
CNN,
19 Aug. 2019
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His words, moving at the time, are all the more powerful in hindsight.
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Barbara McQuade,
Washington Post,
21 Aug. 2020
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In hindsight, my co-founder and I disagree on this point.
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Doug Ladden,
Forbes,
18 Apr. 2022
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The young teen claims that, in hindsight, there were other warning signs.
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Will Steakin,
ABC News,
26 May 2022
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In hindsight, those numbers plus the subtle fatigue that set in were a sign.
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Chris Velazco,
Washington Post,
4 Oct. 2022
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In hindsight, that should have been a gigantic red flag.
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Chris Selley,
WSJ,
30 Dec. 2022
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Things can change with great speed, even if in hindsight the big picture doesn’t change at all.
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Ed Kilgore,
Daily Intelligencer,
7 June 2018
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In hindsight, yesterday looked like a pretty good time to get a few things done.
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Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
1 June 2022
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In hindsight, the Cowboys should have gotten this deal done two years ago.
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Mark Dunphy,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Mar. 2021
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In hindsight, this shouldn’t have been all that surprising.
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Osita Nwanevu,
The New Republic,
16 Nov. 2020
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But every game on this list has a few areas that, in hindsight, could’ve been tweaked.
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Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2022
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