How to Use firsthand in a Sentence

firsthand

adjective

• He gave a firsthand account of the battle.
• She draws on firsthand experiences for her novel.
• That is three times the pace of the firsthand market.
  — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
• No firsthand knowledge of what made her laugh or cry or smile.
  — Crystal Hill, Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2019
• That’s an issue she’s dealt with firsthand.
  — Rachel Fobar, Daily News, 7 June 2026
• Living through Beryl gave me firsthand lessons about what works and what doesn’t.
  — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
• Agents were not equipped with body cameras, so there is no firsthand video of what happened.
  — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
• Weber has no firsthand knowledge of this case.
  — Tara Molina, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
• But here, a nugget of firsthand information had found its way to her.
  — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• Because when in doubt, a little firsthand intel goes a long way.
  — Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
• Here, a firsthand recap of the highs, lows, and sights from Sydney.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 24 May 2018
• That immersion gave him a firsthand view of what slowed customers down—and how to fix it.
  — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
• Now in its sixth season, the podcast’s firsthand accounts run the gamut.
  — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021
• Some of them, like Goldie Hawn, even claim to have had a firsthand encounter with aliens.
  — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
• Yeah, Caitlin fought for months to get a firsthand look at the facility.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 7 June 2022
• Ride horses or hike on the range, then learn how to lasso and get a firsthand look at cattle herding.
  — Outside Online, 17 July 2024
• Speeding things up in the lab gives researchers firsthand evidence about how a virus might evolve.
  — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 14 June 2021
• His head coach got a firsthand look at London’s approach last week at training camp.
  — Hailey Hurst, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
• From that firsthand angle, labels and stereotypes that might apply from afar tend to melt away.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2022
• Is this firsthand, or just something whispered in the break room or at the last company off-site?
  — Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
• Plow driver Michael D’Andrea got a firsthand look at the mess on the roads.
  — Mark Pratt, ajc, 7 Jan. 2022
• Poop Cruise recounts the chaos through firsthand accounts and reveals just how bad things got.
  — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 25 June 2025
• Others with firsthand views of the health-care needs of Georgia’s poor remain wary.
  — Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
• Yet firsthand accounts from those cities paint a very different picture.
  — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
• That kind of firsthand knowledge is invaluable.
  — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• Stephany Stella got a firsthand look at the destruction.
  — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 25 June 2026
• Over the weekend, some families returned home and got a firsthand look at the damage.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2022
• Pierce knows firsthand the difficulties of beating a good Texas team on its own field.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 8 June 2018
• White knows about that from firsthand experience.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
• Mikutel said he's seen firsthand the exodus of family and friends from the state.
  — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 11 July 2018