fourthly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of fourthly
Example Sentences
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And fourthly, we have got to make our police departments look like the communities they serve in their diversity.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2016
And fourthly we were the head of the greatest empire and commonwealth the world had ever seen.
From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2012
But, fourthly, it was as Father and Head of the race that the first act of Noah leaving the ark was to offer sacrifice; he offered it for himself and for all his children.
From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
In such a method of proof there is, first, an imperfect, secondly, a growing evidence, thirdly, in consequence a delayed inference and judgment, fourthly, reasons producible to account for the delay.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
Now comes the second step, knowledge of the extent of his misery, thirdly, a felt sense that he was perishing; then, fourthly, a wise resolution—'I will arise, and go to my father.'
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
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