Adverb
for a start (not comparable)
For one thing; as one rebutting factor among many.
He can't be staring at you. For a start, he's asleep.
It's really important to remember that most people in the public eye are human for a start and a lot of things that you read in the media get slightly misconstrued and manipulated. Geri Halliwell
I keep thinking that if I could just unzip my skin, step out of this body, then I would see who I really am." She nods her head slowly. "What do you think you‘d look like?” "Smaller, for a start. Laurie Halse Anderson
Come on, it's an American tradition. Apple soup? Mom's homemade chicken pie?' She chuckled in spite of herself, then winced. 'It's apple pie and Mom's homemade chicken soup. But you didn't do badly, for a start. L.J. Smith
I've read everything that Isaac Asimov ever wrote, for a start. I'm massively into my fantasy genre, anything by R.A. Salvatore or David Gemmell. I've read every single book those writers have written. Robert Kazinsky
The Monkees were never cancelled for a start. NBC wanted to do a third year. Davy Jones