at the sight of

idiom

: upon seeing
He faints at the sight of blood.

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But even with that foreknowledge, the moment hits us like a truck full of dynamite, aided immensely by Thurman’s explosive shock at the sight of her daughter. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 But the recent trip left the team scratching their heads at the sight of blue canines. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 Turn the other way at the sight of blood. Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 Many Salvadorans and human rights advocates were aghast at the sight of soldiers trying to pressure the lawmakers. T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the sight of

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“At the sight of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20sight%20of. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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