at first
Example Sentences
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He wasn’t sure what the sound was at first.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
“So the resilience we’ve seen compared to past shocks makes more sense than it might appear at first glance,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
That should make the allure of “The Sheep Detectives” obvious at first glance.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
He was brought in for questioning twice, at first giving limited responses and then a no comment interview on the second occasion.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The boy hadn’t trusted him at first —social workers, in his experience, said all kinds of things—but had grown to believe him.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
