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
“But on second thought, that was a little too corny.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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 gave his seat to a surly Candor man on the bus without a second thought.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
