How to Use afterthought in a Sentence
afterthought
noun- The lounge was added to the office as an afterthought.
- The fact was hidden deep in the report, almost as an afterthought.
- Then I remembered, almost as an afterthought, to feed the cat.
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But at the time of the trade, he was viewed as an afterthought.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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In the midst of all that chaos, the money was an afterthought.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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Don’t treat the car rental as an afterthought to the hotel and the plane ticket.
—Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2021
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Does the rest of the image appear to be an afterthought?
—WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
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Last year, with Williams back, the Trojans were an afterthought in the Pac-12 race.
—Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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But that’s not to say that hot dogs are an afterthought.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 5 July 2023
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Ken was an afterthought, a joke (a fact the film seems eager to play with).
—Sarah Seltzer, Time, 19 July 2023
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And for a lot of these players in the market, that's an afterthought.
—Bruce Rogers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
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This side plot seems rather rushed, and a street protest scene seems an afterthought.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2021
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As a result, the ground game in Ohio can seem like an afterthought.
—The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2022
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The greens themselves were overcooked and mushy, and the pile of kasha was so small as to seem like an afterthought.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022
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Please keep this in mind: The rice and beans are no afterthought at Crown Cantina.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 25 June 2024
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Don’t forget that the Bill of Rights was an afterthought.
—Tod Worner, National Review, 25 Oct. 2020
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So many brands do it as an afterthought or dip their toe in.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 3 May 2022
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The fact that the winner earned a spot in the Final Four was almost an afterthought.
—C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2023
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No room was an afterthought, and even the kitchen is pristine.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 July 2024
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And then there’s the item most guys leave as an afterthought: Tuxedo shoes.
—Maverick Li, Men's Health, 1 Dec. 2022
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Sometimes, a pair of socks as a gift seems like an afterthought.
—Mike Richard, Men's Health, 10 Dec. 2022
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No longer an afterthought, the lounge is a clubby spot.
—Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 29 Oct. 2021
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If Domínguez’s bat lives up to the hype, his defense will become an afterthought in the Bronx.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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For years, the Orioles were an afterthought on stages like these.
—Chelsea Janes, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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To march around in a pair of boots is a choice, certainly not an afterthought.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2023
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These shows often felt like an afterthought in the past.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
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The finalists seem like an afterthought, though each does get to take the stage once for a duet with his or her coach.
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
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But, more than an afterthought, the best white wines warrant a place of pride in your cellar.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022
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Every dollar spent on students who don’t want to learn is a dollar not spent on those who do, and gifted and talented students are almost an afterthought now.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2025
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Organizations can no longer afford to treat mental health as an afterthought.
—Mindi Cox, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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