at first
Example Sentences
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What distinguished Didion is her style, so carefully milled as to be not noticed 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
Officers would remain at the site overnight, police said, with further searches resuming at first light on Tuesday.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Inflation began rising sharply during the pandemic in 2021, which most policymakers and forecasters thought at first would be transitory.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The wind died and it started to snow, large flakes at first, then small ones that had ice on the edges.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
