before anything else
Example Sentences
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But what she is before anything else, she says, is a sister — one of three, along with her younger siblings Danielle and Alana, in the beloved Los Angeles rock band Haim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Parsons, now A24's youngest ever director, has one solemn tip for survival in the Backrooms: "Make peace with it before anything else, because I don't like to give false optimism."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
To make matters worse, it probably won't be until the 2040s before anything else we send there arrives.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2024
We do everything we can right there, before anything else, to make sure that the patient is OK for now, and we don’t stop until they are as OK as we can make them.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2024
She was a member of the Dregs, an employee of the White Rose, and occasionally a foolish girl, but before anything else she was a Grisha and a soldier.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
