second thought

Example Sentences

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Concerns about the economy, job insecurity and high insurance premiums are causing some home buyers to have second thoughts about their home purchases, and some are even walking away from hefty deposits.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was the same with Jesse. We did ‘Kinds of Kindness’ and there was no second thought of whether to ask him to do ‘Bugonia.’

From Los Angeles Times

For most of basketball history, guards had routinely shot long 2-pointers without a second thought, even though taking one step back would yield a 50% greater return.

From The Wall Street Journal

In recent weeks, though, investors began to have second thoughts about the future of the artificial-intelligence trade, and the outlook for the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before the children were born, the couple’s relationship began to deteriorate, and Zheng had second thoughts, according to documents in a Colorado custody suit over the two children after their births.

From The Wall Street Journal