Sentence examples for what was at first from inspiring English sources

British arrests of prominent Sinhalese leaders during what was at first a minor communal riot provoked widespread opposition.

The American economy fell into what was at first a fairly mild recession at the end of 2007.

What was at first a disdainful term was cheerfully embraced by those whom it was originally meant to insult.

Heaven turns out to be what was at first considered hell: non-stop cheeriness and a lot of woolly hats.

The land for what was at first called the New York Navy Yard was bought in 1801.

To mark what was at first thought to be the exact location of the Pole a striped barbershop pole was put up on the front of the garage.

If you keep going, what is at first confusing may become clear (or irrelevant).

What is at first view innocent, later you see is more complicated.

Then they began missing the days of the fathers and sons, because suddenly their customers were beefy young men who had gathered themselves into what were at first called "popular organizations," then gangs.

Hugo is a boy with many secrets and Labisse's bookshop is key to unlocking what is, at first, Hugo's greatest mystery to solve – repairing a broken automaton left to him by his father.

Mr. Biden led the opposition to both nominations, although he came under criticism from some feminists for not immediately disclosing what were at first Ms. Hill's closed-door accusations against Mr. Thomas.