How to Use at first blush in a Sentence

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• State, which may, at first blush, seem an unconventional Cinderella.
  — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
• Yes, Trump is miles ahead of his primary opponents in the polls and a state party rule change may sound, at first blush, like nothing more than a technical detail.
  — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• So, at first blush, the decision to sit Conley was a little puzzling — not that there’s anything wrong with giving a 36-year-old guard the occasional day off.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2024
• Part of the reason the Buiums were against the sport, at first blush, was the contact and violence.
  — Kevin Reynolds Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2021
• The base seems a little bulky at first blush, but this is by design.
  — Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022
• How did the powers that be react to time travel at first blush?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
• This choice, at first blush, might seem ridiculous to many in the Barbie audience.
  — Andrea Nevins, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023
• Even the parts of the books that would at first blush actually seem progressive are shown to be less so.
  — Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 15 Aug. 2020
• Some of those charges have requirements that, at first blush, might be difficult to prove in court.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2022
• All in all, the Biden 2020 return is rather unremarkable, at least at first blush.
  — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 3 June 2021
• In this case, what looks idyllic at first blush soon turns nightmarish.
  — Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022
• So at first blush, the Milwaukee Bucks' latest hire might seem like a head-scratcher.
  — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2021
• Put simply, the true extent of the 200-footer isn’t apparent at first blush.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2022
• Fett and the two women don’t get along well at first blush, so there’s a bit of barroom brawling and an exchange of flamethrower blasts.
  — Alex Kane, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2020
• The government has filed its share of weak antitrust cases in recent years, but at first blush this doesn’t look to be one of them.
  — Casey Newton, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2023
• The New York Times’ report on the matter offers only Alden’s point of view, which sounds innocuous enough at first blush.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 15 Oct. 2022
• So, at first blush, the healthcare industry doesn’t seem like a great example of growing a workforce with the right skills.
  — Allison Dulin Salisbury, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
• Especially given the immensity of the world’s glacial ice, at first blush that didn’t sound like very much to me.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2019
• If the critique at first blush seems lacking in punch, continue to iterate and converse with the AI app.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
• The proposition sounds a bit inhumane at first blush, after all, the kangaroo stands proudly on the Australian coat of arms.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2017
• This 5,000-square-foot space looks, at first blush, like a tropical oasis complete with cabanas and koi ponds, but the greenery doesn’t stop at the verdant garden.
  — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2023
• These days, many tech companies are valued on a multiple of revenue and, at first blush, Zillow’s top line looks good.
  — Laura Forman, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021
• There’s the appearance of a timeline issue for the Padres at first blush, though — at least from a public-relations perspective.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
• While many in the industry seem to believe that holding the big show in Las Vegas will be a detriment to Grammy Week if not the show, there’s a lot more silver in that lining than might seem at first blush.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
• The Great Room’s focal point is a 13-foot kitchen island that at first blush feels almost too big, but upon further investigation, is scaled just right in context with the size of this room.
  — Sunset Magazine, 14 Oct. 2022
• Halfway across the globe, Brazil’s voters also appeared at first blush to be opting for an abrupt change in direction in October’s election.
  — David A. Andelman, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
• Even so, achieving that future will involve a lot more work than just chatting with a computer program that seems, at first blush, to know something about everything.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2023
• The patch added typical post-expansion launch endgame activities, including a fight with an overworld boss called Red Comet, which, at first blush, just looked like a spicy chocobo.
  — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 22 June 2023
• Savory, seasoned snacks set with marshmallow sound ludicrous at first blush, like the notion of snow ever falling in Singapore.
  — Gan Chin Lin, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• While at first blush, Walmart might not be synonymous with the growing prestige beauty category, the move is reflective of changing consumer tastes and spending habits.
  — Kristin Mueller, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 13 Sep 2024