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Example Sentences

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At first glance, finding worms in fish may seem alarming.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Games back then were rapt-audience monuments, not ephemera to glance at while futzing around group texts and prediction market apps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

At first glance, Villarreal may seem like a small fish, her case representing a tiny story in the larger picture of journalists all over the country covering wars, epidemics, and global economic policy.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

At first glance, the photos look pretty realistic.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He didn’t say a word to either of us and, when the film finished, he got up and left without a backward glance.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler