dibs

Example Sentences

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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

Others pointed out that most major resellers have relationships with shoe company officials, or plugs, who occasionally offer them first dibs on a new release.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2024

This gives them extraordinary privilege in California’s seniority-based system: When there isn’t enough water to go around, they get first dibs.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

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