Examples of 'was at first' in a sentence
Meaning of "was at first"
was at first: This phrase is used to describe an initial or starting point of something. It is commonly used to refer to how something or someone was in the beginning of a process or situation
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was at first
Napoleon was at first reluctant to accept the title.
Maybe not so much now as she was at first.
The statute was at first very narrowly construed.
You have no idea how confusing it was at first.
The western tower was at first not reconstructed.
It was at first hosted by various faces at the station.
The readiness of weapons was at first determined manually.
She was at first a high school biology teacher.
Every success in history was at first only an obstacle.
Vincent was at first defiant in the face of opposition.
Kratos needs to be more powerful than he was at first.
The spot was at first part of a forest area.
I had no idea what kind of business it was at first.
The database was at first stored on punched cards.
And indeed this is how it was at first.
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Permission was at first refused but was eventually granted.
Was not sure which one he was at first.
Her death was at first thought to be a suicide.
I did not know who she was at first.
Darkness there was at first concealed in darkness this.
I did not realize who she was at first.
The database was at first stored on punch cards.
Karim did not know what it was at first.
She was at first believed and then not.
His story was one that he was at first reluctant to tell.
Trade was at first controlled but was soon socialized.
Some surprise as it was at first believed.
Trade was at first controlled but was soon socialised.
No religious funeral service was at first foreseen.
Her exile was at first accompanied by some comforts.
I could not see who it was at first.
The shooting was at first done with carbines or rifles.
We were not even sure what it was at first.
The settlement was at first beset by attempted escapes.
Was not sure what it was at first.
Urinate was at first used mostly in medical contexts.
The dough of the universe was at first smooth and regular.
I was at first struck by the tone of the book.
The renewed relationship was at first tentative on both sides.
Time was at first a part of the general administration.
School attendance was at first voluntary.
What was at first a sign becomes itself an object.
Critical opinion was at first mixed.
Bell was at first incredulous and thought it to be a forgery.
What this might involve was at first far from clear.
Stalin was at first cautiously interested in the plan.
This metropolitan jurisdiction was at first vague and of varying extent.
Harry was at first in disbelief of the situation.
I did not realise who it was at first.
In my own case it was at first largely a technical immersion.
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