Sentence examples for At sight from inspiring English sources

"At sight" is a correct phrase that can be used in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that something is being seen or perceived immediately, without need for further examination or observation. Example: "The rare bird was easily identified at sight by its bright red feathers."

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At sight

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As soon as seen, or presented to sight.

  • Payable at sight, to shoot a person at sight

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At sight of Seymour, she recalls the physician who turned her away, and denounces him to his own and Miss Julia's face.

Assisted by guard who said he should read at sight.

There are shoot at sight orders I gave the police.

They'd probably be told to shoot me at sight".

Over at Sight & Sound, James suggests Dennis Hopper.

A child could be terrible at sight reading but have a nice sound.

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No doubt the Australians could have made a more broadly organized attempt to capture him, and probably would have succeeded, but they did not make the effort; they preferred instead the more convenient "shoot-at-sight" method.

AT FIRST sight, not much has changed.

AT FIRST sight it seems utterly confusing.

2 1 2 AT FIRST SIGHT, by Nicholas Sparks.

There she struggled somewhat, given her self-confessed inadequacy at sight-singing.

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