first of all

Idioms  

1. see first and foremost.

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Example Sentences

"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

It is, first of all, of aftermarket proportions—about the size of a country ham.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, first of all, when you get as worked up as I was, it doesn’t go away just because somebody else starts talking.

From Literature

And I'm very, very, thankful that first of all, I'm healthy, had healthy people around me, and in the future, I'm not thinking about what happened in one year.

From BBC

“Well, first of all, keep working at becoming the great man you’re going to become! Then she won’t have any choice but to like you!”

From Literature

Related Words

• basically
• chiefly
• first and foremost
• generally
• importantly
• largely
• mostly
• notably
• particularly
• predominantly