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hindsight

[ UK /hˈa‍ɪndsa‍ɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt, ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
    hindsight is always better than foresight

How To Use hindsight In A Sentence

  • Hindsight is always 20/20, and once Real had the early lead, the textbook approach would have been sitting deeper, congesting the midfield to absorb the pressure and striking on the counterattack. Barcelona's Guide to Beating Real Madrid
  • Yet, as always, economics remains an exercise in hindsight, and managing the ups and downs of economic cycles a task beyond human endeavour.
  • Maybe in hindsight, staying at Everton would have been a better thing. The Sun
  • With the benefit of hindsight, I prefer to be philosophical about my experience.
  • With the no-doubt unintended effect of suggesting that Wallace's menace and ensuing mayhem might, in hindsight, be laughed-off like a good-ol'-boy joke, "George Wallace: Settin 'the Woods on Fire" takes part of its title, and its misguided musical leitmotif from a wacky, Hank Williams party-hearty song. Film/Television: Lost Highways
  • While such a sophisticated politician was well aware of the pitfalls involved in fiercely defending his policies and sticking unswervingly to his principles, with hindsight this decision can be seen as fatally flawed.
  • To be fair, with hindsight I would not have done the masters which is currently making my life a misery.
  • With very little hindsight, it is clear that he should have known this all along. Times, Sunday Times
  • With hindsight, we know how his moral instinct trumped the evidence for the war and its legality.
  • Yet, as always, economics remains an exercise in hindsight, and managing the ups and downs of economic cycles a task beyond human endeavour.
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