Sentence examples for understands firsthand from inspiring English sources

If a lesbian on the court might perceive some things differently, it would mean that much more to appoint someone who understands firsthand how retrograde the law's understanding of diverse, fluid, and complex sexualities can be.

Roslyn understands firsthand how important youth are to the success of the N.A.A.C.P.

"He understands firsthand the concerns of residents and the need to put safety first".

As a war hero and Vietnam veteran, he understands firsthand the needs of our troops on the ground.

Lingeman's point of entry is through his own years as a veteran, and he understands firsthand the sense of displacement, the frightening and disorienting experience of being thrown into an alien culture (for him, Japan) and then thrust back upon the shores of a homeland that seems almost as alien.

Still, Boyan understands firsthand the burden of living a life that feels untrue to who you are.

It can be a relief, some visitors said, to be among others who understand firsthand what they've lived through.

But those who have run the race hear its siren call and understand firsthand how psychology trumps physiology.

This seems to signal an encouraging development: an attempt to understand firsthand what teaching entails, before presuming to say anything about it.

As chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committeee on Native American Child Health, I understand firsthand the effects of the spending cuts imposed under sequestration on indigenous American communities.

But I also understand, firsthand, that the great majority of legal gun owners are responsible people who treat their weapons with respect and care, and why punish them for following the law?