firsthand

Example Sentences

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I know this firsthand, having traveled to comfort victims of terror in Argentina, Paris and Turkey, and as a clergy first responder at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001.

From The Wall Street Journal

Slyly, he told the lawyer he couldn’t possibly connect him with a grad student until he had seen the situation firsthand.

From The Wall Street Journal

Violet Sease, the beaming retiree who has taken Oliver’s place at the ticket booth for Sunday night’s screening, has lived in Hebron for 50 years and seen the changes firsthand.

From Salon

“And we really wanted to have that feeling of understanding as we approached the project — just knowing firsthand who we were building the museum for.”

From Los Angeles Times

I want it to feel like a thing that people can pull up to right and experience firsthand.

From Los Angeles Times