at the sight of

phrase

: upon seeing
He faints at the sight of blood.

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Immediately, the packed audience screamed with excitement at the sight of the singer. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026 Maxwell, a fiction editor at The New Yorker, drew upon his own awed discovery of France in 1948; the novel’s opening paragraphs show one of the protagonists weeping at the sight of the French shore. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 One of my earliest moviegoing memories is nearly jumping out of my seat at the sight of Doctor Octopus. — Brayden Garcia july 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 But representation, particularly these days, can be a radical act, and there’s something heartening at the sight of the Kim family enjoying their turn in the mainstream spotlight. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the sight of

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“At the sight of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20sight%20of. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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