afterthought

[ UK /ˈɑːftəθˌɔːt/ ]
[ US /ˈæftɝˌθɑt, ˈæftɝˌθɔt/ ]

NOUN

thinking again about a choice previously made
he had second thoughts about his purchase
an addition that was not included in the original plan
the garage was an afterthought

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How To Use afterthought In A Sentence

While a video screen adds a few visual puns, it seems almost an afterthought. Times, Sunday Times
It seemed to have been shoehorned into the schedules as an afterthought.
The basic, elegant design is already complete; modifying it to improve service will be an afterthought. Total Customer Service (The Ultimate Weapon)
•If you've been following the fate of Men in Trees (ABC, 10 ET/PT), it won't surprise you to learn this now-canceled series — always an ABC afterthought — is being dropped into the network's summer schedule to complete its run. Critic's Corner Wednesday
As an afterthought, the red-headed girl suddenly added, ‘Good gracious, that Adam Weatherly is such a coxcomb.’
Summon one of the swiftest of the coria and have it wait in readiness," he added, as though by afterthought. The Moon Pool
On National Public Radio a newscaster reads a report on the latest Palestinian-Israeli spat then hesitates - and almost as an afterthought attributes the information to the Israeli government.
And her acting was so bland that it seemed like an afterthought. Times, Sunday Times
Almost as an afterthought he added that he missed her.
That, plus the fact that the dining area is furnished with cast-off tables and chairs and mismatched china and cutlery, might make food seem like an afterthought.

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