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at first
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
Another woman said that at first she had felt a "strange excitement" to see Israel kill Iranian military officials so powerful that she thought they would live for ever.
He was tieless, wearing a solid‑black dashiki, and he spoke softly at first, almost cautious.
At first he threw money at the problem, signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Ferocious and dangerous at first, but then a big cuddly cat after.”
Ms Horan, who runs a makeup business, said she at first "thought it was a joke" when the manager of Home Bargains in Regent Road, Salford, asked her to leave the shop on 24 May.
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