first blush

Example Sentences

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At first blush, there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot happening with the S&P 500 in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

At first blush, the storm did less damage to the electric grid than feared.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Memories get classified in ways that seem at first blush straightforward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

At first blush, hockey and Harvard appear to go together about as well as a concussion and a Nobel Prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

Superstar lawyers and math whizzes and software entrepreneurs appear at first blush to lie outside ordinary experience.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell