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
There is "dour deference for the first comer, the man at the head of the queue."
From Time Magazine Archive
Angel took on his first comer, Luigi Bacigalupi, 275-lbs. ringside.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the opening of a new boulevard, houses began to go up; and a rival was not slow in taking advantage of the opportunity to set up in opposition to the first comer.
From Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice by James F. Morton. Jr.
As I am the first comer, perhaps it is right that I should be first served.
From The Duke Decides by Hill, Headon
