'in the first place' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'in the first place' with 7 example sentences.
See meaning of 'in the first place'
- in the first place adverb
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: 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.