at first sight
idiom
: when first seen or considered
It appears at first sight to be a simple matter of hiring more people.
Examples of at first sight in a Sentence
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The Eye Gouge: The eye gouge prevents love at first sight by ending their sight.
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Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
Jude Law’s Dickie was impossibly beautiful, the life of every party, and a man with whom the younger Tom Ripley of the movie understandably fell in love with at first sight.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
There’s a villain, love at first sight, a plot to frame someone for the murder, close calls, and improbable escapes.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
Love at first sight But there was no quick exit when Burchell stepped out onto the lawn at Sawgrass Players Club, which is home to 1,900 properties, making up 16 neighborhoods across 1,200 acres.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Though many might claim the world of reality dating has tried it all — a spectrum from love at first sight to love at no sight at all — producers at Peacock‘s Couple to Throuple still have something new to bring to the table.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
Sue, a former dancer who sang in choruses, was smitten at first sight.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Jan. 2024
Iris Caldwell was one of many brave people to marry a stranger at first sight.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
And the pets seem, at first sight, to have only one facial expression: aloof.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
Jude Law’s Dickie was impossibly beautiful, the life of every party, and a man with whom the younger Tom Ripley of the movie understandably fell in love with at first sight.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
There’s a villain, love at first sight, a plot to frame someone for the murder, close calls, and improbable escapes.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
Love at first sight But there was no quick exit when Burchell stepped out onto the lawn at Sawgrass Players Club, which is home to 1,900 properties, making up 16 neighborhoods across 1,200 acres.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Though many might claim the world of reality dating has tried it all — a spectrum from love at first sight to love at no sight at all — producers at Peacock‘s Couple to Throuple still have something new to bring to the table.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
Sue, a former dancer who sang in choruses, was smitten at first sight.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Jan. 2024
Iris Caldwell was one of many brave people to marry a stranger at first sight.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
And the pets seem, at first sight, to have only one facial expression: aloof.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
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“At first sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20first%20sight. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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