think better of
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Without time to think better of it, I found myself in the driver’s seat of my own car, pulling out onto the track.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
Khan went on for a minute about a vexing old record deal then seemed wisely to think better of that.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025
Two days later we were in Spain because I knew, in a couple days he'd bounce back and would think better of this and not want to do this.
From Salon • May 16, 2023
Mason appears to go to take off his mask for a second but then seems to think better of it and tells Trump he’ll speak “a lot louder.”
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2020
“Bet you say that to all the students,” I reply before I can think better of it.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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