- superlative of early.
earliest
Example Sentences
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Earlier this month, Jeff Dean, a fixture of Google’s AI efforts since its earliest days, left with three other senior DeepMind researchers to found a startup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Directed by Henry Winkler and co-starring Lee Majors as Mountain Dan, it may be one of the earliest precursors to the Hallmark holiday-style movies.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
However, the earliest Antarctic ice sheets began developing while the global climate was still relatively mild.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
During some of Parton's earliest performances, her uncle, Bill Owens, accompanied her on the guitar - formative years for the future music legend.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
One of my earliest lessons was that it could be relatively costly to live there.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
