thought-through
Example Sentences
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told lawmakers that the U.K. wasn’t going to join a war unless it was legal and there “was a viable, thought-through plan.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
"We all remember the mistakes of Iraq, and we have learnt those lessons. Any UK actions must always have a lawful basis and a viable thought-through plan," he added in parliament.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Quoting research commissioned by the Independent Schools Council, a lobby group, she added that the "ill thought-through" idea "could end up losing money" in the long run.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2023
I’m sure there’s some thought-through reason that would sound good on the page, but in practice it’s a bucket of cold water on a story whose purpose is body-temperature intimacy.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021
His positions were firm, so thought-through and fully realized in his own mind that he sometimes seemed surprised that she, too, had not arrived at them herself.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
