firsthand
Example Sentences
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Slyly, he told the lawyer he couldn’t possibly connect him with a grad student until he had seen the situation firsthand.
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
Dr. Michelle Taylor, Commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department, said this past weekend she encountered firsthand the confusion parents are experiencing when a pregnant woman approached her recently with questions about vaccine safety.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
