Sentence examples of "in the first place" in English
A book not worth reading is not worth buying in the first place.
Un livre qui ne vaut pas la peine d'être lu, ne vaut pas la peine d'être acheté dès le départ.
Had she told me the truth in the first place, I wouldn't be angry now.
M'eût-elle initialement dit la vérité, je ne serais pas en colère maintenant.
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