at the sight of

phrase

: upon seeing
He faints at the sight of blood.

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The most famous photograph of the early Second World War is of a Frenchman weeping at the sight of Nazi soldiers parading through the streets of Marseilles in 1940. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026 Paden’s father, Jim Paden, wiped away tears with a handkerchief at the sight of his son in handcuffs and clad in an orange jail garb. — Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Advanced signs include anxiety, confusion, agitation, hallucinations, extreme thirst paired with panic at the sight of fluids, heavy saliva and aggressive thrashing or biting. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Jessica Barden has a ball playing a mercurial, theatrical Nance who gets nauseous at the sight of her peas touching her carrots touching her mashed potatoes. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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