first blush

Example Sentences

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At first blush, that might sound like a win for investors, since higher yields tend to mean better returns.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

At first blush, his lifetime Wins Above Replacement of 0.3 would indicate that he’s little better than the fictional minor league “replacement player” to which MLB players are compared in calculating the statistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

This may seem like a paradox at first blush.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

At first blush, there’s little reason for state legislators in Mississippi and Georgia to care about James Quigley’s cross-country move with his family to Florida from Washington state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It may seem at first blush that cooperating with the system while urging good behavior is the only option available, but in reality it is not a liberation strategy at all.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander