at the first blush
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To look at the first blush of reconstruction down here in the 1990s is to grow nostalgic for a New York that moved at a different tempo.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
The Bat, bringing order out of confusion--and in that well aided by Roger, though the lad's heart was bursting with fears for his mistress--could do naught at the first blush but secure his position.
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.
It is not, my lord, so much the fault of Mr Rattlin as it would, at the first blush, appear to be.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Marryat, Frederick
This may seem impracticable at the first blush, considering that the population is so widely scattered, but no doubt there is some hidden solution.
From The Boer in Peace and War by Mann, Arthur M.
She was asked to join a book club and a card club, and to pour tea at the next meeting of the Junior Guild—proceedings that at the first blush appeared radiantly festive.
From The Wayfarers by Cutting, Mary Stewart Doubleday
