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'in the first place' in a sentence

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in the first place adverb

: before now

: of primary import


  • What were you doing there in the first place?
  • Why didn't you say that in the first place?
  • Who came up with that idea in the first place?
  • I never wanted to go there in the first place.
  • She should never have gone in the first place!
  • Who will raise the question in the first place?
  • In the first place, he's a lazy boy.
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