How to Use at a glance in a Sentence
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Here’s what to know at a glance.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
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So their pass-rush and sack numbers might look good at a glance.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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If things are bad on the field, at a glance there have at least been improvements off it.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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The goal is to give readers a breadth of stories and opinions at a glance.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
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Plus, the retina display makes reading the screen at a glance easy.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2024
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Sure, a client can know what is available but can’t, at a glance, know how much these items would set them back.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
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Keep in Mind The digits are quite small and can be tough to read at a glance.
—Staff Author Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024
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Discover features at a glance or click on the link to find out more about the drones that catch your eye.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Sure, at a glance the park looks dated and easy to dismiss as a quirky oddity.
—New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
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Visual thinkers may prefer a design that shows the entire week at a glance.
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 19 Aug. 2025
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Sora’s video quality looks good at a glance but rarely makes sense in motion.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2025
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Rumors also spread faster when there's, at least, a hint of truth to them − or what seems to be truth at a glance.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Make your approach so clear that prospects understand the journey at a glance.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Doors that at a glance appeared to be open were for all intents and purposes closed to them.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
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In this environment, bonds, at a glance, seem like the best option.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Flip it open to the two-page spread to see your whole week at a glance, or fold it over for even easier writing.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
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Keranique at a glance Keranique specializes in hair loss treatments for women.
—Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 21 July 2026
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Stash tissues, books, devices, loveys, and more, and always know where everything is at a glance.
—Esther Carlstone, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
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The notion that whole blocks of words can be understood at a glance is nonsensical.
—Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
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Even live betting is easy to understand at a glance, with odds updating in real-time.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
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The comment section is lively, filled with viewers who can recognize each bear at a glance.
—Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2022
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And then there are email headings, information the reader of the print version can take in at a glance.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
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In a photo, the bicolor blooms could be mistaken for Osiria at a glance.
—Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
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The workout screen has been tweaked to show more relevant information at a glance.
—WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
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Viewers actually spend time with each person rather than reading them at a glance.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
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What once looked like a struggling neighborhood now resembles, at a glance, a middle-class one.
—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Hacks would seem, at a glance, a strange candidate for a midrun testimonial.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
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Their rapport seems solid at a glance, though Liz’s best friend still grills her about the relationship.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
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An always-on display is helpful for gleaning info at a glance without having to turn the screen on.
—PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
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This simple program will show you, at a glance, which apps are connected to the web and where those connections are in the world.
—Justin Pot, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2023
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