firsthand account
Example Sentences
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The couple’s oldest son, Jake, last week published an emotional firsthand account of the moment he learned of his parents’ deaths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
A firsthand account by an escaped slave who became a famous abolitionist and orator, this memoir reframed slavery as coerced labor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
The fact that no one has stepped forward with a firsthand account of false accusation is immaterial because the em dash drama plays on existing anxieties.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2025
Cohen’s testimony could illuminate that sequence of events, providing prosecutors the firsthand account they would need to make a case against Trump.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Elliot, meanwhile, flipped through page after page of the firsthand account, ignoring me completely.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
