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.
  • The spa feels like a bit of an afterthought.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But at the time of the trade, he was viewed as an afterthought.
    — Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • On most teams, the third tight end spot might be an afterthought.
    — Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Well, the whole thing feels like an afterthought in this episode.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 July 2025
  • The third floor doesn’t feel like an afterthought.
    — Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Which isn’t to say that that’s an afterthought.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • Time is not an afterthought here.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
  • This side plot seems rather rushed, and a street protest scene seems an afterthought.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2021
  • The rooms Rooms are not an afterthought here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In the midst of all that chaos, the money was an afterthought.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Sometimes, a pair of socks as a gift seems like an afterthought.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Wilde can turn the most out-there line into an afterthought.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
  • No room was an afterthought, and even the kitchen is pristine.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 July 2024
  • But that doesn’t mean it should be treated as an afterthought.
    — oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2021
  • So as kickoff neared, the game was now an afterthought.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Treat that amount as part of the total cost of the trip, not an afterthought.
    — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Video screens attached to the rear of the front seats look like an afterthought.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2020
  • Ken was an afterthought, a joke (a fact the film seems eager to play with).
    — Sarah Seltzer, Time, 19 July 2023
  • Ohtani as a pitcher is now an afterthought.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Hayes became an end-of-the-bench afterthought.
    — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Not that the meal is an afterthought for either of these women.
    — Jennifer G. Wolcott, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2020
  • The parents were kind of an afterthought.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, the ground game in Ohio can seem like an afterthought.
    — The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Jerash was more of an afterthought, a site to fill an itinerary gap.
    — Jess McHugh, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
  • To march around in a pair of boots is a choice, certainly not an afterthought.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Don’t treat the car rental as an afterthought to the hotel and the plane ticket.
    — Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2021
  • And for a lot of these players in the market, that's an afterthought.
    — Bruce Rogers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021

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