initially
adverb
ini·tial·ly
i-ˈni-sh(ə-)lē 
: at the beginning : at first
The reason I initially came here was to find work.
It turned out that the situation was not as serious as we had initially believed.
Initially, the symptoms are mild.
Examples of initially in a Sentence
we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
At that press conference, the family initially asked for footage not to be released until 15 days have passed, the maximum time allowed under department policy.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Wilson got up limping, and what was initially believed to be a hip contusion was later revealed to be a knee injury.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The Israeli leader initially accepted the invite, only to backtrack two hours later.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for initially
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initially. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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