first love

Example Sentences

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McCann's first love was football and, despite being an avid Toffee, she played for Liverpool before an ankle injury forced her retirement in 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

But I also think “Wuthering Heights” made it OK to be weird and raw in romance, to dig into those strange animal feelings that first love can conjure.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Kehlani grew up in Oakland, California, raised by her aunt, and was forced to abandon her first love, dancing, after a knee injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

For McCarthy, hockey was his first love -- until it wasn't.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

She could smell the fragrance wafting up from the wine: honey, peaches, flowers in midsummer, as intoxicating as first love.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo