first 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
Angel took on his first comer, Luigi Bacigalupi, 275-lbs. ringside.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is "dour deference for the first comer, the man at the head of the queue."
From Time Magazine Archive
Two facts were paramount: she was the first comer and this was the best room.
From Old Crow by Brown, Alice
True; but I don't go with everybody, monsieur; I don't accept the arm of the first comer!
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
