at first
Example Sentences
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Avid AI users won’t be terribly impressed at first.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“Where it got a little tough for us is they asked for Jared Verse in return,” Snead said, “and similar to what Cleveland did at first, we were a ‘no.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Inflation began rising sharply during the pandemic in 2021, which most policymakers and forecasters thought at first would be transitory.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
On a stereotypically rainy day in Manchester, we're ushered into a kitchen that at first glance appears to be in a normal terraced house.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
And at first the news over the radio and the news in our captive press was much the same.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
