first blush

Example Sentences

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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

I think I didn’t even quite understand what I was reading — I’m sure at first blush I thought it was romantic and wild, just like my all-consuming teenage crushes at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

At first blush, the storm did less damage to the electric grid than feared.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

At first blush, ChatGPT provided a useful first cut even though, for this exercise, I only analyzed three of the six plans that met my criteria.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

At first blush it didn’t seem to make sense to Joe that a kid like Day would have any reason to work in a place as dirty and dangerous as the coulee.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown