Sentence examples for it appeared at first from inspiring English sources

The triumph of this wedding dress was that it appeared at first restrained and simple.

The new plant wasn't quite the unalloyed good that it appeared at first sight.

Yet the financial logic is better than it appeared at first glance, a fortnight ago.

Nearly three feet in length, it appeared at first to be a map of the southern states.

The only thing that saved them was that revenues increased a little faster.The effect of the debt bubble was more insidious than it appeared at first glance.

But it appeared at first glance that President Bush and his Republican allies had made significant concessions to persuade the lawmakers to come together.

Or so it appears at first.

It's more work than it appears at first glance.

This distinction is stickier than it appears at first glance.

The menu is actually larger than it appears at first.

It is still a good question, and not as straightforward as it appears at first sight.