firstly

Example Sentences

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Bubbling beneath all of this, firstly expressed privately and eventually publicly, was the growing discontent among Labour MPs about their leader.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

"And alongside this, some security measures that respond firstly to Syrian and Lebanese concerns, and also Israeli concerns," he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

The UBS CIO said such restrictions would firstly discourage training of more capable AI models as makers feared they would not be released.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

"I didn't message him, I rang him. I called firstly to congratulate him on the incredible job he has done with Bournemouth," Arteta said.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

These were the six things the dwarfs gathered: For firstly, the footsteps of a cat.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman