afterthought
Example Sentences
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His hometown of about 40,000 residents — Orange County’s second-poorest and most ethnically diverse city — has long been a regional afterthought, the type of community that makes the news only when a tragedy happens.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
As a result, gaming hardware is skyrocketing in price, and gamers feel like an afterthought.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
At some golf resorts, activities for the people who don’t play feel like an afterthought.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Balance, it seems, is merely an afterthought — or disregarded entirely.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
As an afterthought he threw in the remains of the twenty-dollar bill.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing afterthought
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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I Can Make This Promise
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