before anything else
Example Sentences
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To play a Latino on a long-running hit TV show fills Nuñez with pride — yet he sees himself as an actor before anything else.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
She describes the events as a "tragedy of trust" and thinks it will take some time before anything else inspires her to knit a scene of such impact.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024
We do everything we can right there, before anything else, to make sure that the patient is OK for now, and we don’t stop until they are as OK as we can make them.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2024
“As somebody who loves to call herself a fan first before anything else, the greatest gift you can get is more to the story,” Zegler said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
“Hopefully, we can reach Benefo before anything else can get to us.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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