at the sight of

idiom

: upon seeing
He faints at the sight of blood.

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The comedian's mother also appeared in the second video, dabbing a tear at the sight of her son's fictional nuptials. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026 Residents captured the unusual sight on video, which quickly circulated on social media, with many expressing amusement at the sight of a cow casually navigating suburban streets. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026 Deep into stoppage time, fans vented their spleen at the sight of Dominik Szoboszlai turning down the chance to cross into the box, instead opting to pass sideways to Ibrahima Konate. James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026 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 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 11 Jan. 2026.

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