first off
Example Sentences
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Play “ready golf”: Stop worrying about who has the honor to hit first off the tee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"We need to tackle that pervasive misogyny in society first off, so we don't reach that stage in the first place."
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025
When the song dropped, I wasn’t on the bandwagon yet but listening to it recently I was like, first off, I remember this song.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024
Well, I would like to say first off, that science is and should be for absolutely everyone, regardless of your political affiliation.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024
“Well, first off, the people who like my blog aren’t very good at cyberbullying, which is fine. I would hate to be liked by people who are good at it.”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
