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
The encampment was initially free of violence, with protesters engaged in teach-ins, art builds, yoga and other activities.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
In addition to the performance, Pluma chatted with host Jimmy Fallon about meeting Jay-Z and shared an amusing story about his signature haircut, which was initially a hairstyling mishap in Colombia.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 May 2024
What was initially going to be a race between Roberts and Everett Clark, a lucky second-grader who won the chance to race Roberts in a raffle, had grown as more students decided to join.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 18 May 2024
However, the Mistral Condominium Association remains a defendant, and now its ultimate responsibility for the inspection and maintenance of the railing could be determined by the same local circuit court that initially issued a summary judgment in its favor.
—Jacob Leuze, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
Like so many projects of this type, it was initially developed as a movie.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
Young initially cut the song with Crazy Horse before redoing it with CSNY for Déjà Vu.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
The 45-month sentence imposed by Judge John D. Bates at a hearing in Federal District Court in Washington was only about a third of the 140 months that the government had initially requested.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 17 May 2024
The resultant image won't look like much initially, but tweaking the brightness and contrast in post should give you magnificent results.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
In addition to the performance, Pluma chatted with host Jimmy Fallon about meeting Jay-Z and shared an amusing story about his signature haircut, which was initially a hairstyling mishap in Colombia.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 May 2024
What was initially going to be a race between Roberts and Everett Clark, a lucky second-grader who won the chance to race Roberts in a raffle, had grown as more students decided to join.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 18 May 2024
However, the Mistral Condominium Association remains a defendant, and now its ultimate responsibility for the inspection and maintenance of the railing could be determined by the same local circuit court that initially issued a summary judgment in its favor.
—Jacob Leuze, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
Like so many projects of this type, it was initially developed as a movie.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
Young initially cut the song with Crazy Horse before redoing it with CSNY for Déjà Vu.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
The 45-month sentence imposed by Judge John D. Bates at a hearing in Federal District Court in Washington was only about a third of the 140 months that the government had initially requested.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 17 May 2024
The resultant image won't look like much initially, but tweaking the brightness and contrast in post should give you magnificent results.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initially. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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