on/upon reflection
idiom
: after thinking about something
On/Upon reflection, I decided to accept their offer.
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There are few scientific studies available that yield conclusive data, but on reflection, there is clearly some logic to it.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Yet, upon reflection, Conrad might well have been attempting to do both tasks at once—treading a fine line, and, judging from scholars’ long-running debates, succeeding.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2025
Like time, that familiar stranger, The Clock seems strange only upon reflection.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Throughout, the camerawork is audacious, but more upon reflection than in terms of visceral pyrotechnics.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Yet, upon reflection, Conrad might well have been attempting to do both tasks at once—treading a fine line, and, judging from scholars’ long-running debates, succeeding.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2025
Like time, that familiar stranger, The Clock seems strange only upon reflection.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Throughout, the camerawork is audacious, but more upon reflection than in terms of visceral pyrotechnics.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on/upon reflection
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“On/upon reflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%2Fupon%20reflection. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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