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first blush

NOUN
  1. at the first glimpse or impression
    at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails

How To Use first blush In A Sentence

  • Things aren’t often what they appear to be at first blush. But embarrassment is. Jarod Kintz 
  • At first blush, the two appear to be polar opposites.
  • The exercise of judicial discretion in a case such as the present may seem at first blush a picayune matter.
  • At first blush it was a classic political coup. Times, Sunday Times
  • At first blush, this is a compelling concept.
  • At first blush, the situation appears exploitive.
  • At first blush, this shoe evokes a mild-mannered street runner, but flip it over and you'll find an outsole that tears asphalt to shreds.
  • At first blush it was a classic political coup. Times, Sunday Times
  • At first blush, this discovery seems to confirm his theory.
  • At first blush, this seems absurd. Christianity Today
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