at first

Example Sentences

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At first glance, Villarreal may seem like a small fish, her case representing a tiny story in the larger picture of journalists all over the country covering wars, epidemics, and global economic policy.

From Slate

“I had no intention of having any singers on the record at first,” Flea recalls, but following his gut in the studio, he says certain artists and friends popped into his head.

From Los Angeles Times

Cody was most familiar with Pedretti’s performance in “You,” pegging the actor as an “intense brunet” that didn’t square at first with her interpretation of Cherry as an Anna Nicole Smith type.

From Los Angeles Times

“At first, players were laughing at me,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although it often responds well to chemotherapy at first, that success is usually short lived.

From Science Daily