comer

Example Sentences

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There’s a fear that if the Chinese establish the first moon base, they will assert the advantages of a first comer to exclude later arrivals from areas with valuable resources, particularly water.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Yeah, the ball just goes nowhere,” said Viktor Hovland, the young comer in vague contention at 5 under with 29 holes left.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023

Best line: When Rodriguez, in the midst of missing dinner with his family, shouts “¡A comer lechón!”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

I was a relative late comer to Prime.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022

Finally I got a burlap feed sack from the barn to put my stuff in, though it barely filled one comer.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien