at first
Example Sentences
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He fell in love at first sight with an attorney named Clare, with whom he had a long and happy marriage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
All of this is hard to take at first.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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
Lizzie said at first she was too scared to tell anyone.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
He tugged at it; gently at first, and then much harder.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
