afterthought
Example Sentences
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As a result, gaming hardware is skyrocketing in price, and gamers feel like an afterthought.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
While some praise this, others see an out-of-control system in which children barely out of middle school have agents and social-media strategies, while education is an afterthought.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Balance, it seems, is merely an afterthought — or disregarded entirely.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Weekend 2, historically the twin that nobody quite pays attention to, no longer carried the air of an afterthought or a well-kept secret.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
His condemnation was severe and wide-ranging, while his praise seemed like a grudging afterthought: Hundreds of blacks had come to their white neighbors’ aid, so why not say so?
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing afterthought
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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I Can Make This Promise
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