Examples of 'only in retrospect' in a sentence

Meaning of "only in retrospect"

only in retrospect: Describes the act of looking back on a situation or event and gaining a new understanding or perspective that was not apparent at the time

How to use "only in retrospect" in a sentence

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only in retrospect
It is only in retrospect the myth of resistance is created.
The sly artfulness is apparent only in retrospect.
Only in retrospect are the greatest of changes seen.
Those differences become visible only in retrospect.
So it was only in retrospect that we actually understood.
Often this can really be done only in retrospect.
Only in retrospect do we know which was the true pope.
But we know that only in retrospect.
Only in retrospect do we realise that everything was already in place before.
Some overheated markets can be identified only in retrospect.
And that only in retrospect would we see it was not random at all.
But style is recognized only in retrospect.
Only in retrospect.
I am content to know what it is only in retrospect.
It is only in retrospect that one can speak calmly of peaceful democratic transitions.

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Others only see it only in retrospect.
It was only in retrospect that Darwin realised the significance of his discoveries.
For others the commitment is recognized only in retrospect.
Only in retrospect can I mark the almost imperceptible growth of my desire.
We like them only in retrospect.
Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect.
But that was only in retrospect.
It was only in retrospect that I saw that God provided and cared for me.
Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.
It is clear only in retrospect that the Cassiopaean Experiment has been Amazing Grace.
Even if comprehensible only in retrospect.
It 's only in retrospect that you can see that.
We seem to appreciate this fact, but only in retrospect.
It was only in retrospect that we saw the irony of it . ”.
As in most cases, we are likely to notice most of them only in retrospect.
However, it 's only in retrospect he understands that.
Furthermore, some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect.
Although the ads have a suspicious appearance, only in retrospect they could have a coded message.
All subject to the linkages of cause and effect, even if comprehensible only in retrospect.
I see that now, only in retrospect.
But the tale of the risk, in those instances, is often learned only in retrospect.
It's only in retrospect you realise it, at the time you're devastated.
Everything revolves around those high-impact moments that are usually obvious only in retrospect.
That 's true, but only in retrospect.

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