afterthought

Example Sentences

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"We were kind of going with the flow at this stage but at this point, it already felt that we were a bit of an afterthought, let's say," Lee added.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

Mental health cannot be an afterthought in a humanitarian response but must be central from the beginning.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

“Condolences,” she said as an afterthought, but through all the crumbs and chewing, no one could understand her, which was just as well.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood