second thought

Example Sentences

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It is in these jargon-rich, usually quiet meetings where so many data centers are approved without second thought.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

But for Fatima, a 36-year-old German housewife travelling with her family, "there was no second thought" about coming to Mecca, Islam's holiest city.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

He told his parents he had noticed an identical one on the bar, picked it up and put it in his pocket without a second thought - not realising it belonged to somebody else.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The second thought explicit directions were a mere suggestion and not to be followed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Jesse and Eric hadn’t given a second thought to leaving since that “metaphysical moment”—as Eric put it—when they stood contemplating the smoldering wreck of his Olds.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz