afterthought
Example Sentences
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The Trojans have become afterthoughts in a market they once owned, and they only have themselves to blame.
From Los Angeles Times
Cantor Fitzgerald, the former firm of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, has long been an afterthought on Wall Street.
And she knew it: For the rising star, persona came first, and reality was an afterthought.
Though both sides have marshaled significant resources to emerge victorious, the verdict could end up being remembered as an afterthought dwarfed by the worldwide attention the trial has attracted.
From Seattle Times
Parsley deserves to be more than an afterthought.
From Washington Post
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