at first

Example Sentences

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At first I was not thinking much beyond my first game - a draw on Preston's plastic pitch by the way - and neither, it seems, was my chairman, Norman Hayward.

From BBC

At first, the sounds came from under the table, but when the group sang, the raps thumped in time to the music on the table’s top.

From Literature

At first, the sisters’ group got lost in Griswold’s stylish neighborhood.

From Literature

They were, “played upon, separately at first, and finally all together” like a floating orchestra.

From Literature

Maggie didn’t take him too seriously at first.

From Literature