at sight
Idioms-
See on sight .
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On presentation, especially a draft for payment. For example, These bills are payable at sight . This usage replaced on sight in the late 1600s.
Example Sentences
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“Like when basketball star Shaquille O’Neal was made a mason at sight by the grand master of the Prince Hall grand lodge in Massachusetts.”
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2014
A child could be terrible at sight reading but have a nice sound.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2012
A hostile subject who has thawed to a reporter's interview may let him snap a picture, although he would freeze again at sight of a photographer's tripod and plate-box.
From Time Magazine Archive
By such methods, the pupil is expected to build up a vocabulary of 50 to 100 words he can recognize at sight.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ged stood up at sight of the wizard's staff.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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