Foremost has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I told it to my mother first and foremost. | |
| 2. | He is the foremost authority on heart surgery. | |
| 3. | The barbarian is, first and foremost, the man who believes in barbarianism. | |
| 4. | Lack of originality, everywhere, all over the world, from time immemorial, has always been considered the foremost quality and the recommendation of the active, efficient and practical man... | |
| 5. | We need peace and stability first and foremost - these are the most important things. | |
| 6. | A language is the foremost expression or artifact of any national culture, hence a language that isn't an expression of any particular heritage, is doomed to remain a mere universalist manifestation devoid of concrete daily usage. | |
| 7. | Mary is the country's foremost expert on the conflict in Syria. | |
| 8. | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was one of the foremost astrophysicists of the twentieth century. | |
| 9. | Foremost politicians of three nations expressed their grave concern concerning the consequences of military operations in south-eastern Ukraine. | |
| 10. | First and foremost, you need to figure out why you're here. |