at first sight
idiom
: when first seen or considered
It appears at first sight to be a simple matter of hiring more people.
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After marrying at first sight, the couples move in together and go through a crash course in married life.
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Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 1 Mar. 2024
The meeting, Artemis jokingly tells Them, was a business partnership at first sight.
—Sara Youngblood Gregory, Them, 30 July 2024
His desire to stay at Nippon isn’t due to any political idealism, but love at first sight.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
Villa Carlotta Villa Carlotta’s regal pastel pink facade commands attention at first sight.
—Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024
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Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 1 Mar. 2024
The meeting, Artemis jokingly tells Them, was a business partnership at first sight.
—Sara Youngblood Gregory, Them, 30 July 2024
His desire to stay at Nippon isn’t due to any political idealism, but love at first sight.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
Villa Carlotta Villa Carlotta’s regal pastel pink facade commands attention at first sight.
—Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for at first sight
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“At first sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20first%20sight. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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