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

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

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

He was like, ‘Nah, I don’t think acting is my passion, but I’ll never forget those moments … You know what? On second thought, it depends on the script.’

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

I’m sure I said good-bye to Mother and Adah and Leah, though I really don’t remember giving a second thought to when I would ever see them again, if ever.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver