at first

Example Sentences

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Brussels said the fee offered earlier this year "at first sight" was "in practice equivalent to the previous access ban".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Avid AI users won’t be terribly impressed at first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

What distinguished Didion is her style, so carefully milled as to be not noticed at first.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Climber Chris Thrall said that at first, it was impossible to believe Sherpa had survived against the odds.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The forest was resistant to them at first, with thorn trees and brambles—but the further in they went, the taller and richer it became.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell