come in first
Example Sentences
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We have a sour lemon and a Meyer lemon, two satsumas, a lime and a grapefruit tree in our backyard, but the satsumas come in first, with the rest following into December.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023
Seven of those 10 have come in first quarters.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2022
“Last year I didn’t make this. I didn’t come in first place, but the feeling is amazing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2022
Had the Czech Republic’s Adam Ondra come in first place in the last discipline, he would have won the gold medal; by coming in second, he finished all the way down in sixth overall.
From Slate • Aug. 9, 2021
It was also a sibling thing: If I didn’t come in first, I’d never hear the end of it from Khushal.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
