be first

Example Sentences

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These will be first overseas crowds she will have seen since visiting Boston with her husband Prince William in December 2022.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

College coaches told me that summer they couldn’t wait to be first in line to recruit him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

It’s meant to be first in a new category of emotionally intelligent robots, trained to respond appropriately to our tone of voice, body language and overall vibe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

"We want to influence government, I'm not going to be first minister on the eighth of May."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

There was a constant tension between the aspiration to be first and the fear of not being believed, of being regarded as an eccentric and a fool.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton