at first glance
Example Sentences
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The fossil primarily preserves parts of the limbs, and at first glance, this type of material may seem limited, but it carries important information about the animal’s locomotion and evolutionary relationships.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Now, at first glance, this might seem like a significant concession on behalf of the administration.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The idea of such a rescue might seem odd at first glance.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
In its push to draw users to its unregulated platform, Polymarket has flooded social media with videos like Makihara’s, which appear genuine at first glance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Because at first glance it just seemed like a small hole in the ground, except it was weird there was no snow there.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
