afterthought

Example Sentences

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They are not an afterthought starch; they are structural.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Yet Norris, who idolized John Wayne as a child, became an actor as an afterthought.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

We can’t treat Africa as an afterthought any longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"Safety must be built into products by design rather than treated as an afterthought, with regulators showing more strength in holding companies to account," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

If they’d had it, then the doors would be an afterthought.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor