first and foremost

idiom

: at the most basic level
He is first and foremost a teacher.

Examples of first and foremost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This just goes to show that what companies want first and foremost in a CFO is someone with financial acumen and leadership capabilities honed through experience, Scott W. Simmons, co-managing partner of the executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates, recently told me. Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 June 2024 Perry was a man of faith Tamayo Perry was first and foremost a man of Christian faith, his wife and King said, adding that is what is holding them together. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 27 June 2024 The 50-year-old is described in his online obituary as first and foremost a father. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024 Subsidiarity basically says that the needs of people are best met at the most local level of their existence, that the people who should act on their needs would be first and foremost the people themselves or their family, or their extended family, or mediating institutions in society. Robert Sirico, National Review, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for first and foremost 

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“First and foremost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20foremost. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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