How to Use first and foremost in a Sentence

first and foremost

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• The first and foremost thing is sleep.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
• That’s my job, first and foremost.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
• Its goal is to play to the game plan first and foremost.
  — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
• Tosca comes to the romance genre first and foremost as a fan.
  — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
• So for him, super proud of him and for him first and foremost.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
• And be okay with herself first and foremost.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2025
• Look, first and foremost, a man has been murdered.
  — NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
• This is an opera that is, first and foremost, a tribute to opera.
  — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• Troy acts like Josh's friend, but sees him first and foremost as staff.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
• Back then, those who knew of Berghain knew it as, first and foremost, a gay club.
  — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
• But first and foremost, the Braves must get their house in order.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
• Try to work hard and be a good person first and foremost and a good teammate.
  — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
• But it’s meant to celebrate the man first and foremost.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
• So, first and foremost on his mind is recovery.
  — Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
• The rest of the record, indeed, puts grace and stillness first and foremost.
  — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
• Tell me about your beauty tips–any rules or gold standards, first and foremost?
  — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
• Listen to yourself first and foremost this month!
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
• But first and foremost, the music has to be the most exciting thing.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• Every artist of any tribe is first and foremost a storyteller.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2024
• Michigan football is using the bye week first and foremost to get healthy.
  — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
• The film is sold first and foremost by its precise performances.
  — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
• Our thoughts are first and foremost with the victims, their families and loved ones.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
• That's what my concern is, just first and foremost, that the list is accurate.
  — Miles Parks, NPR, 28 June 2025
• But first and foremost, some good rest and looking into new horizons.
  — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Jan. 2026
• The instinct is to work with great directors, first and foremost.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
• The singer’s style can be defined, first and foremost, by its sexiness.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
• For Hwang, awards aside, the show must entertain, first and foremost.
  — Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
• Nilo Cruz is, first and foremost, a poet.
  — Mary Damiano, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
• Because a flight attendant's job, first and foremost, is to keep you safe, not serve you snacks.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2024
• Charlie Kirk was first and foremost a husband and a dad to young children.
  — Amanda Castro gabe Whisnant anna Commander toby Meyjes shane Croucher john Feng joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025