Definition of "hindsight" []

• Perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred. (noun)
• The rear sight of a firearm. (noun)

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• "The part that amazed me most, in hindsight, is just how wildly vocal and open he was about it."
• "Regarding the underlying issue, I would say that Carter in hindsight is fairly middling."
• "Saddened by the law-breakers, but giddy with happiness with the additional 2-10 million dollars this will generate, Police commissioner Julien Fantino had this to say: "The only regret I have now, in hindsight, is that I didn't go after 30 over [the limit] as opposed to 50 over.""