afterthought
Example Sentences
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Yet as the story progresses, the unnamed author’s detours and digressions pile up, and Bernadette’s actual adventures begin to feel like an afterthought.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“I don’t want it to be an afterthought — I want to make sure it’s involved in everything we do,” Chesney said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
"We were kind of going with the flow at this stage but at this point, it already felt that we were a bit of an afterthought, let's say," Lee added.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
They are not an afterthought starch; they are structural.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
As an afterthought he added, “...and who her children are.”
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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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