first thing
Example Sentences
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Remember the first thing Arte Moreno did as Angels owner?
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Waters said, while there was "no single reason why Labour collapsed... confronting the extent and the depth of the defeat is the first thing".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
She was emotional as she said the first thing she would like to say to her family in Iran was that "we love them and hope no amount of silence lets them stop feeling that".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
“The first thing they said was, ‘The recovery will be faster,’” Skubal said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“Did you notice it yet?” he asked as I wrinkled my nose at the double study block on Pearl Harbor scheduled first thing that morning.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
