first of all
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"My priority would be, first of all, concealment, because I don't want to be captured," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
They tell hikers, first of all, to stay on the marked trails.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
"That's what we are trying to do. The instant reaction, first of all, is pain, and after that is 'OK, what can I do about it?' And that's it," Arteta said.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
It is, first of all, of aftermarket proportions—about the size of a country ham.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Alvarez seconded Nahmias’s perception that the cyclotron was used “as a radioactivity factory first of all because great numbers of new radioisotopes could be discovered that way with very little effort.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
![]()