Sentence examples for gone at first from inspiring English sources

"One child they thought was gone, at first".

"With dictatorship comes a dark heritage and after the dictatorship is gone; at first no one wants to deal with it," said Antoni Dudek, a member of the board at the Institute of National Remembrance in Poland.

I was surprised by Days Are Gone at first, but each time I listen to the album, it becomes more apparent that this talented sister trio is an up-and-coming force to be reckoned with.

I thought about how some who have known my daughter since the day she was born will get the card, and I pictured their faces as they recall the baby girl and perhaps ask something aloud like "Where has the time gone?" At first, yes, it was an exercise in self-control as I pushed the tendency to wax "ironic" from my brain.

Do not get frustrated if the smell is not totally gone at first as it is a gradual process.

But it was slow going at first.

It was slow going at first.

The going at first is fine.

He found Portland tough going at first.

"I didn't want to go at first.

It was tough going at first, says Ian Mackenzie, chief executive of Harris Tweed Hebrides.