How to Use initially in a Sentence

initially

adverb

• The next pitch was initially called a ball.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
• And this war was initially planned to last days, or at most a few weeks.
  — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
• That was not the plan initially.
  — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
• But people were initially asked to move from the north to the south.
  — CBS News, 26 Nov. 2023
• Deals that made sense on paper initially didn’t in the end.
  — Jon Ostenson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• The buzz about the guy initially is pretty good.
  — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 27 May 2026
• One person who isn’t singing those songs back, at least not initially?
  — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
• The striker is initially in a central area but then darts to the right side.
  — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
• Like so many projects of this type, it was initially developed as a movie.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
• He was greeted with cheers as initially came into the venue.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• It was initially dispatched as a 1-alarm fire.
  — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
• While this may look bare initially, new growth will quickly cover it.
  — Benjamin Vogt, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
• At the time, David was a bit timid around dogs and initially kept his distance.
  — Jordan Greene, People.com, 3 June 2025
• Hall was initially flagged for targeting, but the call did not stand.
  — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
• Perez initially sought a reduction in the state's sales tax rate.
  — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026
• Aguilar initially said that the two of them had gone to a Belton-area park to stargaze.
  — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 2 July 2020
• Morgan is initially intrigued by a life of crime.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
• Innes, who was initially charged with murder, was 18 at the time of the killing.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
• The driver initially stopped but then left, police said.
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
• The ball bounced back onto the field, so it was initially determined to be in play.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
• None of the old grounds crew members initially moved to the new stadium.
  — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 15 June 2025
• It was initially thought as an old fashioned bank run on the exchanges reserves.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies.
  — Hazlitt, 6 Feb. 2026
• If all of this sounds very fast, Collier initially planned to move even quicker.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
• That agreement initially included a park that has yet to be built.
  — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
• He had initially been charged with first-degree rape, which would have given him a life sentence.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
• Police initially said Collins was not a suspect in the deaths.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
• Rooker’s home run bounced off the top of the wall and back into play, and was initially ruled a double.
  — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
• Aubrey, who went to school at Notre Dame, didn’t initially play football at all.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
• The nightmare began with what initially was a four-hour delay.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025