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Definition of At first glance
1. Adverb. Immediately. "It was love at first sight"
Definition of At first glance
1. Adverb. (context: modal) After only a superficial examination or review ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of At First Glance
Literary usage of At first glance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"Sometimes what looks at first glance like a fine, straight-seamed block will be
uncovered, when, at the first attempt to work it, it will break up into ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1916)
"among the decisions of practically every jurisdiction, and at first glance seem
to show a disposition on the part of the courts to establish the rule ..."
3. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1856)
"He writes as if it was a disgrace to them that they did not at first glance
discern the wisdom of the Convention's choice, and the singular fitness for the ..."
4. Elliott's Fruit Book: Or, The American Fruit-grower's Guide in Orchard and by Franklin Reuben Elliott (1858)
"... presenting at first glance, appearance as of white specks; stem, short; cavity,
open, generally regular; calyx, small, closed ; lasin, shallow, open, ..."
5. The Medical Times and Gazette (1866)
"at first glance there seems to be an utter difference betwixt a smile and such
an ejaculation as an oath, and a greater still betwixt a smile and such a ..."
6. The Hammersmith Protestant Discussion: Being an Authenticated Report of the by John Cumming, Daniel French (1852)
"... that I should be able to discriminate at first glance the genuine from the
bastard, the noble- born from the ignoble and the degenerate offspring. ..."
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