afterthought
Example Sentences
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As a result, gaming hardware is skyrocketing in price, and gamers feel like an afterthought.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
Annualized, that is a $17 billion-plus run rate for a business that investors have long treated as an afterthought.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Balance, it seems, is merely an afterthought — or disregarded entirely.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Weekend 2, historically the twin that nobody quite pays attention to, no longer carried the air of an afterthought or a well-kept secret.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
But these days, actual guilt is an afterthought.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing afterthought
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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