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.
  • In hindsight, all the items need to be fixed at some point.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 June 2021
  • In hindsight, the first episode tees us up well for the second.
    — David Klion, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The path to the stage on Thursday night, in hindsight, was less of a road and more of a tightrope.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In hindsight, the joke was of very poor taste and a mistake on my part.
    — Emily McFarlan Miller, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • In hindsight, the change had less to do with vibes, and more to do with technique.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2021
  • In hindsight, to Legler the upshot has been a lack of forethought by the Heat.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But with the gift of hindsight, Hoy said the delay proved to be a blessing.
    — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017
  • And in hindsight, the Sabres blowing a late series lead to lose to the Flyers was the start of The Drought.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • In hindsight, the timing for the name change was perfect.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2021
  • For Williams, those chances are still more clear in hindsight.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Moreschi says, in hindsight, the warning signs were there.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2017
  • In hindsight that kind of thinking made me a lot freer.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2018
  • In hindsight, maybe the Cone pick wouldn’t be made today.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 June 2021
  • In hindsight, there were some holes in the frontcourt, but the roster had a chance.
    — Cj Moore, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
  • So there was a lot of mixed emotions in hindsight about him.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2023
  • This is a tough pick to make — even with the benefit of hindsight.
    — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 26 Apr. 2018
  • In hindsight the idea seems clear, but in the moment, there was a lot of fumbling around.
    — Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Now, to be clear, that seems to have been the right decision in hindsight.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In hindsight, my co-founder and I disagree on this point.
    — Doug Ladden, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022
  • But there were things in hindsight that Schulz said should have raised red flags.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2020
  • But in hindsight that was all the idea of Ron DeSantis.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
  • If this were in court a year from now, a judge would have the benefit of hindsight.
    — Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2020
  • In hindsight, the franchise had plenty of room to grow.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
  • But in hindsight, the 1992 tour is also a weird thing to spotlight.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
  • In hindsight, what were the most important factors to you at the time?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2022
  • In hindsight, that game was a harbinger of things to come.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 4 Dec. 2022
  • In hindsight, the Iraq war turned out to be a disaster for the region.
    — CBS News, 29 June 2022
  • In hindsight, Corless said, maybe the city could have taken more time in going over proposals with the union.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
  • What everyone didn’t know in hindsight was that the groundwork for two more championships had already been laid.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 June 2025

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