at first glance
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
After only a superficial examination or review.
Example Sentences
- "At first glance it seems to be a reasonable idea. But we'll see."
- "At first glance, thinking well of yourself seems obviously preferable to thinking poorly of yourself. But the problem with […]"
- "At first glance, Saltburn is classic clash-of-the-classes fare: a tale of social strata, moral vacuity and the seductions of wealth, with a poor boy ushered into his rich friend's kingdom."