for openers

Idioms and Phrases

Also, for starters . To begin with. For example, Out of 50 possible jurors they eliminated 30, for openers , or She believed him, which indicated, for starters, that she was very gullible . The word starters is also used for the appetizer or first course of a meal, as in For starters we had shrimp cocktail . [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

And that was just for openers.

From New York Times

For openers, I’m hopelessly devoted to this town.

From Washington Post

The constitutional right of women to choose an abortion and the power of states to regulate guns were quickly eviscerated, for openers.

From Salon

Replacements for openers Tammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt may have to be found, while Lauren Winfield-Hill and Georgia Elwiss, the latter possessing a central contract but not in the World Cup squad, seem set to be moved on.

From BBC

For openers, I’m spending more time in increasingly casual restaurants, looking harder for more vegetarian dishes and inclined to shine a light on restaurants whose chefs aren’t household names.

From Washington Post