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

Productivity benefits from AI are hardly an afterthought, Powell said at the January press conference.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 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

In the space of five weeks he had become an afterthought whose past performance earned no special privilege and seemed largely forgotten.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger