at first sight

idiom

: when first seen or considered
It appears at first sight to be a simple matter of hiring more people.

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Meeting Hall was love at first sight, Louis-Dreyfus has previously said. Bailey Richards, People.com, 25 June 2025 Chelsea and Madison are more than a hook-up, with the writers characterizing their fast and easy chemistry as love at first sight. Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025 Watch these grandmas experience love at first sight! Ronnie Li, USA Today, 23 June 2025 And besides, maybe the participants who reported experiencing love at first sight were simply projecting that narrative retroactively. Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for at first sight

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“At first sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20first%20sight. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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