at first blush
Example Sentences
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As logical as this might seem at first blush, it could ultimately prove to be misguided, according to one top Wall Street strategist.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
This may seem like a paradox at first blush.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
I think I didn’t even quite understand what I was reading — I’m sure at first blush I thought it was romantic and wild, just like my all-consuming teenage crushes at the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Memories get classified in ways that seem at first blush straightforward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Superstar lawyers and math whizzes and software entrepreneurs appear at first blush to lie outside ordinary experience.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
