How to Use at first sight in a Sentence
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Love at first sight or slow burn?
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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The moment is love at first sight.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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The song combines love at first sight, drugs, and death.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
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The two have both described their meeting as love at first sight.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Homer, a regular there, sees her walk in and falls in love at first sight.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Does Buckley believe in love at first sight?
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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Fostering dogs was not love at first sight for me either.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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My kid could not be like this, sympathetic at first sight.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
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She's been adopted by a family who fell in love with her at first sight.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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The pair confirmed that their connection was love at first sight.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022
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Today’s singles may know that love at first sight isn’t all that likely.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
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Fashion, for me at first sight, was more about survival than anything else.
—Naomi Rougeau, ELLE, 14 June 2023
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The magic of love at first sight worked out for Adam Sandler.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
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Usually, a lone turkey will flee at first sight of a predator.
—Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2023
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Action and romance, a pair of genres destined for love at first sight.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
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Iris Caldwell was one of many brave people to marry a stranger at first sight.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
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That question led to a first date that Jimmy describes as love at first sight.
—Partner Content, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
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Sue, a former dancer who sang in choruses, was smitten at first sight.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Jan. 2024
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Our testers were really impressed with our pick for the best overall shoe rack at first sight.
—Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2022
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In the movies and in fairy tales, nobody was penalized for falling in love at first sight.
—Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
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Overall, the best shoe rack is this Brightroom style, which impressed us at first sight.
—Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2022
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Freya and Nora in the clip loved each other at first sight, but that is not always the case.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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One night, while riding the bus, Laurie falls in love at first sight with a handsome stranger.
—Literary Hub, 13 Jan. 2026
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As the couple shared on TikTok, their meeting was love at first sight.
—Erica Marrison, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
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In the film, Kathy is a whip smart Chicagoan who falls in love with Benny at first sight.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024
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Why that advantage isn’t substantial is at first sight a mystery.
—Barton Swaim, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
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There was no love at first sight, but a love-in-process accompanied by a fair amount of anxiety and stress.
—Elissa Strauss, CNN, 17 Oct. 2022
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Sahara Haney's first brush with LEGO wasn't love at first sight.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
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For her husband, on the other hand, visiting Menorca was a case of love at first sight.
—Garbiñe Continente, Vogue, 28 June 2023
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The epic love story follows a young woman and young man from different backgrounds who fall in love at first sight.
—Christine Giordano, Women's Health, 27 Aug. 2023
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