Example Sentences

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Barely two years in, Maye’s the shiniest star in a merciless sports metropolis—and he’s one Sunday victory from all the local Bradys naming their future firstborns Drake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Indeed, firstborns are more likely to be perfectionists than younger siblings.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2021

And John Richter and his D.C. crew, who through breakups and firstborns always gathered around the same candlelit tables.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2020

Looking back on this photo of us with our firstborns, it makes me realize how much I took for granted the chance to spend time with friends.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2020

The lineage of Atlas extended in a grand succession of generations, and his kingdom was ruled in succession by the firstborns.

From History of the Incas by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir