Sentence examples for at first hearing from inspiring English sources

At first hearing, his friends were sceptical.

Best of all, at first hearing it worked well acoustically.

At first hearing, that may sound only half a book.

At first hearing it sounds sensible and grown up.

At first hearing the renovation seems in every sense a resounding success.

It's an odd phrase, at first hearing, but actually it captures something important.

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.