afterthought

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

As the Games continue in Milan, the sport itself seems to have become an afterthought in discussions of both athletes.

From BBC

As an afterthought, I hold out the Oreos with a hopeful smile.

From Literature

Today, its solar business is almost an afterthought, though it has taken on new importance as Musk talks about a galaxy in which his orbital data centers need solar panels.

From The Wall Street Journal

When I started trading 25 years ago, everyone taught technical analysis first and treated psychology as an afterthought.

From MarketWatch