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at first hand

ADVERB
  1. from the original source; directly
    I heard this story firsthand

How To Use at first hand In A Sentence

  • Thus she began her account with a detailed description of the appropriate behaviour of a collector engaging at first hand with the people.
  • I heard about it at first hand from my neighbor.
  • When he decided to develop a navy, he disguised himself as a carpenter so that he might learn at first hand how ships should be built.
  • As an ex-Chief of Defence he had probably experienced at first hand the shakiness of our strategic policy foundations.
  • That first handful of novels, slim as panatellas, are testament to that.
  • It is useful, Prestimion had said, for the Coronal sometimes to learn at first hand what people were saying in the marketplace. KING OF DREAMS
  • She was absolutely riveted to see at first hand the paintings which appear as illustrations in her textbooks.
  • She foresaw its future as a superpower long before anyone else, and she witnessed at first hand the turbulence of its revolution. Times, Sunday Times
  • This is best secured by enabling people to appreciate the glories of our wildlife at first hand.
  • This has enabled me to learn at first hand about the practice of medicine.
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