Sentence examples for At first hearing from inspiring English sources
At first hearing, his friends were sceptical.
At first hearing it sounds sensible and grown up.
At first hearing the renovation seems in every sense a resounding success.
At first hearing, it suggests a cloistered, hermetic space, yet it is ventilated with many hidden influences, and has deep roots in the folk music of the Balkans.
At first hearing, it may sound like an incidental theme from a pre-war Hollywood musical (something about an American girl on holiday in Ruritania, perhaps).
At first, hearing them talk about women, the market and cars ("The three things men always talk about," he said) he surmised they would leave unfulfilled.
At the opening of the play, he sits reading and doesn't at first hear his wife's questions or even register her presence; when he's reading, he explains, he goes into a trance.
Aurally, when you stomp on the gas, you, at first, hear something like the rumble of approaching thunder, a deep-earth vibration that gives way to a high-pitched whir of motor and turbo.
If you're rolling your eyes like I did at first, hear me out.
At the first hearing at Lancaster Magistrates Courtt on 28 February 2012, Network Rail indicated an intention to plead guilty to the charges.
At the first hearing before a federal magistrate, Dr. Sell screamed at the magistrate, using racial epithets.
