at the sight of

phrase

: upon seeing

He faints at the sight of blood.

Examples of at the sight of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Federle made room for Barton in the cast after a conversation with Ayo Davis, the president of Disney Kids & Family, who called him after seeing fans lose their minds at the sight of Barton at an event. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Immediately, the packed audience screamed with excitement at the sight of the singer. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

Maxwell, a fiction editor at The New Yorker, drew upon his own awed discovery of France in 1948; the novel’s opening paragraphs show one of the protagonists weeping at the sight of the French shore. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

One of my earliest moviegoing memories is nearly jumping out of my seat at the sight of Doctor Octopus. — Brayden Garcia july 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for at the sight of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove