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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Word soon got around about the comer who could improvise with the best.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2022

Young comer Viktor Hovland called it “a bizarre situation, that’s for sure.”

From Washington Post • May 18, 2022

Later, at one of the round rusting metal tables in the comer of the warehouse that served as the lunch area, I found out more about my new writer friend.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler