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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The recent bride experienced love at first sight when initially setting eyes on her dress.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 May 2025
With its wrap-around, colonnaded portico, surely this Gilded Age structure left its latter-day beholders awestruck at first sight.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
For Ballpark businessman Jon Van Sistine, 1010 Park Ave. was love at first sight.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 24 May 2025
Commenters on the video flooded the post with emotional responses, with many saying the gaze was proof of love at first sight.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 May 2025
With its wrap-around, colonnaded portico, surely this Gilded Age structure left its latter-day beholders awestruck at first sight.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
For Ballpark businessman Jon Van Sistine, 1010 Park Ave. was love at first sight.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 24 May 2025
Commenters on the video flooded the post with emotional responses, with many saying the gaze was proof of love at first sight.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 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 8 Jun. 2025.
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