dibs

Example Sentences

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Banks have told both Anthropic and OpenAI that whoever makes it to market first will get to define the new industry and have first dibs on large pools of cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

She may still go the other way, but at least she gets first dibs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

After the contract ended last summer, it was replaced by a "first look deal" which gives Netflix first dibs on any new proposed shows from Meghan and the Duke of Sussex.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

It’s long been anticipated that if the freeway never got finished, Caltrans would sell the houses, with existing tenants getting first dibs.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

We fought over everything: who could control the TV remote, whose turn it was to use the phone, and who had dibs on marrying Leonardo DiCaprio.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi