at first
Example Sentences
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The numbers of migrants coming in both directions had been small at first.
From BBC
At first, I wasn’t sleeping well, partly because Mom talks in her sleep.
From Literature
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I resist at first, but she starts to do some ridiculous dance moves and I can’t help but join her.
From Literature
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“It’s rough at first, isn’t it?”
From Literature
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At first, I don’t know what I’m looking at.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.