at first
Example Sentences
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Brussels said the fee offered earlier this year "at first sight" was "in practice equivalent to the previous access ban".
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
What distinguished Didion is her style, so carefully milled as to be not noticed at first.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
He said he received countless rejections at first.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“Stick to the basics at first before branching out.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
As he was doing so, Duane realized that he wasn’t as impressed with them as he was at first.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
