at first sight

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at first sight

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Superficially, without a full inspection. It looks like a normal car at first sight. But when we open the hood, we discover something quite new.
Similar: at first bluff, at first glance, on the face of it

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@misc{at_first_sight_2026,
  title = {at first sight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20first%20sight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}