before anything else
Example Sentences
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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
“As somebody who loves to call herself a fan first before anything else, the greatest gift you can get is more to the story,” Zegler said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
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
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