first place
Example Sentences
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True, but then why does he publicly issue these threats in the first place?
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The issues that caused the rancour in the first place have not gone away.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The company made headlines this week for plucking downed pilots out of peril, but its larger goal is to keep servicemembers out of harm’s way in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Bass, who is running for a second four-year term, was in first place on election night and has held on to her perch since then.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
He was never quite sure who’d played that dirty trick on him in the first place.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
