at first
Example Sentences
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There’s so much info, I found the pages hard to navigate at first.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Third baseman Max Muncy exited in the fifth inning after a collision at first base, and Santiago Espinal replaced him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Climber Chris Thrall said that at first, it was impossible to believe Sherpa had survived against the odds.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
On a stereotypically rainy day in Manchester, we're ushered into a kitchen that at first glance appears to be in a normal terraced house.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
They were, “played upon, separately at first, and finally all together” like a floating orchestra.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
