second thought
Example Sentences
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She added "I feel like Liverpool council have just treated us not even as a second thought really."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Most people pour the leftover brine down the drain without a second thought.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
But for Fatima, a 36-year-old German housewife travelling with her family, "there was no second thought" about coming to Mecca, Islam's holiest city.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Cars, which we jump into every day without a second thought, are not as safe statistically.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
OK, on second thought, maybe honesty isn’t the best policy after all.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
