afterthought
Example Sentences
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Oliver told BBC Newsnight Ruby is "quite rightly scared, but feels that she is once again an afterthought".
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
America needs policies that favor U.S. cattle and ranchers — instead of treating them as an afterthought.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Photography once was an afterthought to the news.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Claiming that Rubio is “just an earnestly funny person” and as an afterthought adding, “JD was spectacular.”
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
The wives each had on a flimsy black scarf, which they wore not on their heads but ded loosely around the neck like an afterthought.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing afterthought
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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I Can Make This Promise
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