firsthand

Example Sentences

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“AI favors firsthand experience, specificity and continuously refreshed discussions. So the more activity that is happening around your brand, the more likely you are to be propelled into the conversation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The union said it had not “received any direct reports, and we do not have any firsthand knowledge of these allegations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Muir said: "We are already experiencing firsthand the impacts of climate change through the frequent and severe storms we are witnessing and more frequent and extreme flooding events."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Goldin witnessed these protests firsthand coming up in the New York art scene, watching countless loved ones succumb to a disease that the government refused to address.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Unlike bites, werewolf claw marks wouldn’t transmit lycanthropy, but Reyna knew firsthand that they healed slowly and burned like acid.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan