at sight
Idioms-
See on sight .
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On presentation, especially a draft for payment. For example, These bills are payable at sight . This usage replaced on sight in the late 1600s.
Example Sentences
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“Like when basketball star Shaquille O’Neal was made a mason at sight by the grand master of the Prince Hall grand lodge in Massachusetts.”
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2014
A child could be terrible at sight reading but have a nice sound.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2012
The next book also contains a number of word captions which through repetition the child learns to recognize at sight.
From Time Magazine Archive
A hostile subject who has thawed to a reporter's interview may let him snap a picture, although he would freeze again at sight of a photographer's tripod and plate-box.
From Time Magazine Archive
Transposing at sight means being able to read a part written in one key while playing it in another key.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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