at first

1. Initially, at the start, as in At first the berries were green, but when they ripened they turned bright red. [Second half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

“At first we kind of had to squint and be like, ‘OK, did we do something wrong in our eval?’ because the jump was so big,” he said.

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Smith, already put down without scoring by Usman Khawaja at first slip, was adjudged to have gloved Brendon Doggett down the leg side after a lengthy review.

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Financially, it was a tradeoff at first: She had no clients in Vermont.

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Financially, it was a tradeoff at first: She had no clients in Vermont.

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What seems clear is that motherhood, at least at first, was a role for which Crawford had no preparation.

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Related Words

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• formerly