first place
Example Sentences
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What were the refineries doing there in the midst of the urban plain in the first place?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
But how do you get experience in the first place if no one will hire you?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Foreign Tongues” pointedly concludes with Chuck Berry’s “Beautiful Delilah” as an homage of sorts to the forefathers who made the band’s existence possible in the first place.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Nikolas Bowie: I agree with Sherrilyn that to understand how bad this term was, we need to have a sense of what the Supreme Court should be doing in the first place.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Why had he let the twins drive him away in the first place?
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
