How to Use firsthand in a Sentence

firsthand

adjective

• He gave a firsthand account of the battle.
• She draws on firsthand experiences for her novel.
• What to know: The Chargers got a firsthand look at the Jaguars in Week 3.
  — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2023
• He’s had firsthand lessons in the demands of the 24/7 news cycle.
  — Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
• Plow driver Michael D’Andrea got a firsthand look at the mess on the roads.
  — Mark Pratt, ajc, 7 Jan. 2022
• The New York Times spoke to six people with firsthand knowledge of the case.
  — Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• The royals got a firsthand taste of the disquiet last year.
  — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
• While in Warsaw, Biden also got a firsthand glimpse of the war’s toll on Poland.
  — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022
• The witness doesn't even need to have firsthand knowledge.
  — NBC News, 3 July 2022
• Scuba diving isn’t the only way to get a firsthand look at the ocean habitat in Key Largo.
  — Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2022
• Now in its sixth season, the podcast’s firsthand accounts run the gamut.
  — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021
• The post claimed no firsthand knowledge of the incident.
  — Jeremy Duda, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
• Others with firsthand views of the health-care needs of Georgia’s poor remain wary.
  — Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
• The Bengals were firsthand witnesses to the near-tragedy with Hamlin.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• Yeah, Caitlin fought for months to get a firsthand look at the facility.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 7 June 2022
• But here, a nugget of firsthand information had found its way to her.
  — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• Armed with this firsthand knowledge, Lauri got to work.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• Mizner credits Chernov with the idea to show what was being filmed on the ground as a firsthand account and how that footage was used in the news.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
• Ride horses or hike on the range, then learn how to lasso and get a firsthand look at cattle herding.
  — Outside Online, 17 July 2024
• Sales data for new Range Rovers suggests the wave of thefts isn’t putting off buyers of firsthand models.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 14 Dec. 2023
• When a tattoo artist came to the house and asked for reference photos, Presley opted to lead him to the body for a firsthand look.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
• Over the weekend, some families returned home and got a firsthand look at the damage.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2022
• Watts did, as well, even with little firsthand resources.
  — Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
• From that firsthand angle, labels and stereotypes that might apply from afar tend to melt away.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2022
• Not many can detail a life in front of the lens and what that entails except those who have firsthand experience of it.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• Want a firsthand look at how Vermonters make their famous maple syrup?
  — Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2022
• The statement says the doctor had a firsthand perspective of the opioid crisis and raised red flags about the problem in Kentucky a decade ago.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2021
• There are over a dozen water crossings along the trail, and travelers will get a firsthand look at the milky blue streams, bluffs, and caves that make this area so special.
  — Outside Online, 5 July 2022
• Gray knows firsthand about the struggles that can result when ADA access is lacking.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 13 Jan. 2022
• The group is running digital ads in some of the state’s most populous cities featuring firsthand accounts from women who were forced to leave the state for treatment during their pregnancies, or grew sicker while waiting for care.
  — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024