Explore Retrospective through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like retroactive or retro. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Retrospective in a sentence
Related words
Retrospective meaning
- Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
- Looking backwards.
- Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.
Synonyms of Retrospective
Using Retrospective
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, relating to, or contemplating the past. | Looking backwards. | Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.
- Useful related words include: ex post facto, retroactive, retro, backward.
- In the example corpus, retrospective often appears in combinations such as: retrospective of, retrospective planning, the retrospective.
Context around Retrospective
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Retrospective
- In this selection, "retrospective" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mainly, seeking, partly, planning, permission and experience stand out and add context to how "retrospective" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a major retrospective of her and a retrospective of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "retrospective" sits close to words such as amusing, archaic and blink, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with retrospective
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Proposal: (Retrospective) Temporary permission for existing shed. (7 words)
His motion for censure is something not retrospective. (8 words)
Erection of double storey extension to rear of dwelling (partly retrospective). (11 words)
It is Maro I have come to interview, in view of her forthcoming retrospective show at London’s Long & Ryle, which marks her 80th birthday next week, but I am aware that the couple form a strong creative partnership. (39 words)
A retrospective of the artist closed at the Louisiana Museum of Modern in Denmark in October, and another is due to open later this year at MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, in her home state of Massachusetts. (38 words)
A ‘quadrant courtyard’, also made up of old shipping containers, was constructed in 2020 to seat customers outdoors, but the council demanded that it to be demolished after denying a retrospective planning application. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A design and access statement explains that the proposal is “mainly retrospective” in relation to tourist use and structures which have been in place since 2017.
A ‘quadrant courtyard’, also made up of old shipping containers, was constructed in 2020 to seat customers outdoors, but the council demanded that it to be demolished after denying a retrospective planning application.
A retrospective of the artist closed at the Louisiana Museum of Modern in Denmark in October, and another is due to open later this year at MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, in her home state of Massachusetts.
But the Ingram-Moores allegedly turned it into a C-shaped building with a pool and spa facilities before seeking retrospective planning approval in February last year.
Council rejected an application by Seaquins (Westcliff) for retrospective permission to change 1 Cliff Avenue, Westcliff, from a residential building into an education establishment in September 2021.
Eight artworks on display until Feb. 24 offer a retrospective experience of each artist.
Erection of double storey extension to rear of dwelling (partly retrospective).
He made mistakes in man-management and relationships had been burned with some inside the club – so this is not retrospective washing.
He tried to put in a retrospective planning application, but that was rejected.
His motion for censure is something not retrospective.
In 2016, the National Museum in Warsaw held a major retrospective of her work, further cementing her place in the canon of great Polish photographers.
It is Maro I have come to interview, in view of her forthcoming retrospective show at London’s Long & Ryle, which marks her 80th birthday next week, but I am aware that the couple form a strong creative partnership.
Kanagawa, 1967, by Daido Moriyama, subject of a retrospective at the Photographer’s Gallery in London.
Moreover, like Nirvana, the retrospective uneasiness that seeps into the record gives the performance even more weight.
Mr Lewis also asked the company to consider retrospective measures to help those who have been "misguided".
Ms Ingram-Moore and her husband had received permission to build a charity office for the Captain Tom Foundation but then submitted a retrospective application to extend the original building.
Nearly all of your films in this retrospective were edited by your most prolific collaborator, the extraordinary Lee Chatametikool.
No, I want to do a retrospective as a whole and how the franchise might move forwards in the future.
On December 1 the Court of Session ruled, insisting on retrospective planning for short term let operators who commenced prior to implementation of ‘controlled area’ was illegal.
Proposal: (Retrospective) Temporary permission for existing shed.
Common combinations with retrospective
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- retrospective of 25×
- retrospective planning 19×
- the retrospective 16×
- with retrospective 9×
- for retrospective 7×
- retrospective at 6×
- retrospective analysis 6×
- retrospective effect 6×
- retrospective in 5×
- retrospective permission 5×