How to Use firstly in a Sentence

firstly

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• And just take care of my health and focus on what's important firstly.
  — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2021
• Firstly, by thinking the CD was the Holy Grail of audio quality.
  — Richard Smirke, Billboard, 19 June 2017
• In Yura’s world, if a lie is proven to be a lie, firstly, no one cares, and secondly, there will be 1,000 more lies ready and waiting to drown out the truth.
  — Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
• Over and over, Nixon was described firstly as an actress on the iconic show (which ended its TV run 14 years ago).
  — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2018
• There were two topics that were hotly debated: firstly, who would win?
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
• Firstly, all of the ingredients are present for Democrats to retake the House of Representatives.
  — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 26 May 2017
• But the other thing is that governments have been firstly more focused on revenue as revenue needs have increased.
  — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• This data, firstly, needs to be analysed and then have to be put formally to use in a way that’s simple and understandable.
  — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 7 Oct. 2019
• For Reti, 44, the cyclone is a reminder of historic loss: firstly through colonial land confiscations, and later the Public Works Act, which allowed land to be claimed for roads.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• The three-drug combination involves, firstly, an anesthetic or sedative, then a drug to paralyze the prisoner and, lastly, a drug to stop the heart, the DPIC said.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
• So now, in order to create a happier, peaceful world — firstly, inner peace.
  — New York Times, 19 June 2017
• Firstly, Victoria shared a photo from their wedding day, which sees David holding son, Brooklyn.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 July 2017
• The Frenchman was firstly rocked by a doping ban - which was later lifted - and would go on to have a fallout with his manager, who loaned him to Palace ahead of a permanent move to Selhurst Park last year.
  — SI.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• As for the consequences, firstly Dembele could suspended - without pay - from anywhere between 11 and 30 days.
  — SI.com, 22 Aug. 2019
• My belief is that investments benefit firstly from legal certainty and the right incentives given to market players at the right time in the right place.
  — Sébastien Soriano, Slate Magazine, 12 Dec. 2017
• Answering that question firstly requires an assessment of the damage sustained by the aircraft.
  — Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022
• Transition aides say they are focused firstly on taking steps to address the coronavirus pandemic and boost the economy.
  — Andrew Restuccia, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2020
• No one says the government isn't firstly responsible for their own citizens.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 15 June 2020
• The Castell is successful when two conditions are met: firstly, a child called an enxaneta scurries up to the top, raises four fingers—representing the stripes on the Catalan flag—and then descends the other side.
  — Gemma Askham, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2018
• The Cabinet hasn’t decided yet as the debate has been focused elsewhere: firstly on whether transition was a good idea at all and latterly on preparations for the no-deal scenario.
  — Emma Ross-Thomas, Bloomberg.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• Firstly because in Latin America and the Caribbean, there is a group of countries trying to legalize, or that has legalized, the use of marijuana .
  — Reuters, Fortune, 22 June 2017
• The Celtics, firstly, finally contained leak outs by defenders after 3-point attempts.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2021
• Tsai firstly recommends avoiding blue light from LED screens before bed, as these reduce melatonin secretion.
  — Lauryn Higgins, Health, 10 Aug. 2023
• From my tenure at a record company, two episodes shaped my impressions: firstly, the exorbitant video production budgets, which ballooned once MTV took off.
  — Les Borsai, SPIN, 26 June 2023
• Firstly, the Senate proposed limiting growers to five dispensaries each.
  — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 May 2017
• For airlines, this represents a cost, firstly from maintenance: any kind of mechanism is prone to breaking, whether from normal wear and tear or because passengers don't treat airplanes gently.
  — John Walton, CNN, 9 Jan. 2023
• Lost in the discussion — around a team stocked with new additions — of Tamar Bates’ long-term potential or Xavier Johnson’s mercurial nature is the old scouting report no longer applies thanks firstly to the most impactful fresh face thus far.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2021
• This project was firstly an acceleration of what was meant to be a 2020 review of the digital economy, part of this shortly to become the digitalization of the economy and to broaden it out from simply one sub-sector.
  — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• And the reason why is because, firstly, the traditional left-right divide doesn’t define American politics anymore.
  — Bridget Read, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2018
• Here, firstly, is how Netflix’s official summary describes this new series.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 12 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024