second thought

Example Sentences

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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

Cars, which we jump into every day without a second thought, are not as safe statistically.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

My second thought was what an insult it was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

I didn’t give the building a second thought until my best friend and I started a little weekly newspaper we photocopied for 3½ cents a copy from a shop a few doors away.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

I’d heard of this kind of thing before, without giving it a second thought.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver