How to Use second thought in a Sentence

second thought

noun

• He hardly gave it a second thought.
• After she agreed to lend him the money, she had second thoughts.
• She was having second thoughts about getting married.
• Without a second thought, three of the four spots were spoken for.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021
• On second thought, better to hammer the rusty spikes in, not pull them out.
  — Margaret Atwood, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
• People drive by it thousands of times without a second thought.
  — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 9 Sep. 2020
• If the computer starts up fine, don't just move on without second thought.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2021
• On second thought, maybe a yellow fringed dress and a baseball bat would be easier?
  — Shelby Stewart, Chron, 19 Oct. 2021
• On second thought, this seems like torture, and why do all the women in Link’s life want to hurt him?
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021
• My first thought was a heart attack and my second thought was a stroke, but then the numbness diminished.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2021
• In that era, most foreigners didn’t give a second thought to surveillance.
  — Jennifer Conrad, Wired, 6 Feb. 2022
• Without a second thought, Tallie pulls over and jumps out of the car into the pouring rain.
  — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 Apr. 2021
• There are people who seem to have nothing to lose, who will kill others without a second thought or a hint of remorse.
  — Paul Callan, CNN, 14 Apr. 2022
• On second thought, those DoTerra wipes might be useful after all.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Jan. 2022
• Without a second thought, Herrington offered him one of her own.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 June 2020
• On second thought, maybe there’s still time for Texas to rethink this SEC thing.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2021
• On second thought, if somebody is shooting, shouldn’t everybody be out for themselves?
  — Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• The same voices who lauded the talent will eviscerate without a second thought.
  — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
• Stock is relatively inexpensive to buy in the store, so many of us don’t give a second thought to making our own.
  — Marshall Bright, CNN Underscored, 31 July 2020
• But don't give it a second thought; passengers who book flights to space will be provided with flight suits or spacesuits for their journeys.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2021
• Balmain's take on the diaper bag with a stunning flash of metallic can take you from daycare to date night without a second thought.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2022
• Hundreds of men and women in California alone surf waves as big or bigger without a second thought.
  — Daniel Duane, Outside Online, 18 June 2021
• Some, like their bridesmaids and groomsmen would RSVP without a second thought.
  — Washington Post, 21 June 2021
• So, what’s our incentive to kill ourselves for a system set up to step over our bodies without a second thought to simply look for the next candidate?
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2022
• On second thought, maybe the truck doesn’t come all the way down the block because of the National Ice Cream Shortage.
  — James Lileks, Star Tribune, 21 Aug. 2020
• On second thought, Dan Campbell would like a do-over on that third-and-32 play from last week's loss to the Chicago Bears.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2021