first place
Example Sentences
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That transition can, for some people, be harder than accumulating the money in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
But if the great promise of automation is that it gives employees more opportunities to practice hospitality, it’s worth asking what that hospitality looks like when customers scarcely encounter those employees in the first place.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
That walkability was why I lived near Main Street in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Severinov said he remembered telling Peden he needed a new battery, and said he had "never done anything to the battery cells", adding he "didn't have the expertise in the first place".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was the cache from the space behind the corner cupboard: it had been indeed the first place they looked.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
