Sentence examples for first hand for from inspiring English sources

He has experienced crisis first hand: for four years he suffered a heroin addiction that almost claimed his life.

"I can speak first hand for how critical [it is] for transgender people to have safe and private bathroom access just like everyone else", said Sharron Cooks, a trans woman and activist.

Ghirlandaio must have used his stay in Rome to study Roman antiquities at first hand, for many details of triumphal arches, ancient sarcophagi, and similar antique elements occur in his works throughout the rest of his career.

We really thought it through," says Montano. "I was working in this industry for many, many years and I experienced this pain of hiring workers first hand for my own businesses.

Now having been in the public eye as a reporter here and there in various markets across the country, I know first hand for this is true.

I'm gay, I've done drag, some of my best friends are or were marvelous drag queens and I've seen homophobia first hand for too many decades.

According to Allen Zhang, WeChat's founder, the technology constitutes a "third hand for humans".

"I trawled through the ads in the back of Cycling Weekly and bought a Cannondale second hand for £250.

Finally, micro hi-fis have passed their peak, in terms of popularity, so you can often pick up good systems second hand for little or no money.

Even among those in the Brooklyn Academy audience, many of whom have been watching this choreographer's work there for over 20 years, some were seeing "Roaratorio" and "Second Hand" for the first — and very likely the last — time.

I started looking at the Air-King's frantic second hand for hours, and listening to its serious ticking, which sounded like a surly boxer before the first round.