How to Use in retrospect in a Sentence

in retrospect

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  • So that seems like a case of poor experimental design on whoever was doing the benchmark attempt in retrospect.
    — Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While analysts note in retrospect that warning signs were clear, investors did not necessarily grasp them until after the fact.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • What followed 9/11 was, in retrospect, a series of expensive detours.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • And yet the lesson of history is that alliance systems often prove more resilient in retrospect than contemporary observers expect at the time.
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But in retrospect, the list captured the decade that came to define the fashion, politics, philanthropy and counterculture running through the zeitgeist.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • That reorganization produces those who understood the shift early and those who understood it in retrospect.
    — Murthy Maddali, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Also, in retrospect, Nora’s reasoning for taking Alice off of the case is actually pretty solid.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Teams review spend in retrospect, identify anomalies and then manually reach out to resource owners to investigate or remediate.
    — Ben Schaechter, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Indeed, in retrospect, the ruling at The Hague a decade ago was the harbinger of a new global order — one based not on rules, norms, and conventions but, increasingly, raw power wielded by the strong against the weak.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But that seems like an obstacle that could’ve been worked around in retrospect, given that FIFA has essentially built its own pitches at other venues above the regular playing surfaces.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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