Explore Retcons through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Retcons meaning
plural of retcon
Using Retcons
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of retcon
- In the example corpus, retcons often appears in combinations such as: retcons to, retcons the, some retcons.
Context around Retcons
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Retcons
- In this selection, "retcons" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, huge, relevant, substantial, new and allow stand out and add context to how "retcons" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include events are retcons new information and franchise s retcons it actually. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "retcons" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with retcons
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some retcons would be accepted and others would drive fans crazy. (11 words)
Still, retcons that cheapen the impact of major events can be quite disappointing. (13 words)
While fans loved some retcons from the New 52, some they didn't. (13 words)
By making relevant retcons to the storyline of I Am Legend, I Am Legend 2 can finally restore an important Darkseeker detail from the original book. (26 words)
Unlike most of franchise’s retcons, it actually makes sense for Trinity to be The One (or for Trinity and Neo to collectively be “The Two”). (26 words)
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave him one of the best retcons of all time when they brought him back for Marvel Comics in the 60s. (26 words)
Example sentences (15)
As the most recent installment, has huge retcons and plot holes like several of the predecessors.
By making relevant retcons to the storyline of I Am Legend, I Am Legend 2 can finally restore an important Darkseeker detail from the original book.
The revelation of the Final Five led to retcons in the show, including the parentage of Tyrol's child.
To put it simply, these events are retcons: new information that changes how previously-described events are interpreted.
Unlike most of franchise’s retcons, it actually makes sense for Trinity to be The One (or for Trinity and Neo to collectively be “The Two”).
After a few pretty substantial retcons, the Fantastic Four and Avengers returned to the regular Marvel Universe.
Each film in the Original Trilogy instituted retcons to statements established in the previous film.
Season 2 was full of these character retcons but there is a way could retain the history between Dick and Barbara without rewriting itself.
Some retcons would be accepted and others would drive fans crazy.
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave him one of the best retcons of all time when they brought him back for Marvel Comics in the 60s.
Still, retcons that cheapen the impact of major events can be quite disappointing.
The film retcons the previous film’s ending, revealing that Jamie did not, in fact, kill her stepmother.
While fans loved some retcons from the New 52, some they didn't.
Retcons allow for authors to reintroduce popular characters and resolve errors in chronology.
Types Addition Retcons do not contradict previously established facts but instead fill in missing background details, usually to support current plot points.
Common combinations with retcons
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- retcons to 2×
- retcons the 2×
- some retcons 2×