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
Recent Examples on the Web
Class time is spent working on the farm, said Flores, who initially works beside his students, talking through whatever task is at hand.
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Corie Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
The twins, who are 46 now and live in the nearby town of Farmington, initially believed that the man arrested in 1989 and released before trial had killed their father and eluded prosecution.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
That, too, much like discovering your employee is working from Italy without your knowledge, was initially met with alarm.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
The fact that his previous tour was initially booked in a room that only holds 5,000 fans should tell you just how quickly the singer's career has hit the fast track.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2024
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Corie Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
The twins, who are 46 now and live in the nearby town of Farmington, initially believed that the man arrested in 1989 and released before trial had killed their father and eluded prosecution.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
That, too, much like discovering your employee is working from Italy without your knowledge, was initially met with alarm.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
The fact that his previous tour was initially booked in a room that only holds 5,000 fans should tell you just how quickly the singer's career has hit the fast track.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initially. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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