first team

Example Sentences

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No small-market team has won the World Series since the Kansas City Royals in 2015, and the Dodgers last year became the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back championships.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The struggling Blues faced the prospect of becoming the first team in English football history to lose seven consecutive league matches heading into a Wembley showpiece when they fell 1-0 behind at Liverpool.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

She broke into Sunderland's first team at the age of 16 and was close friends with Lucy Bronze, sharing lifts to training with her former team-mate and current England defender.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“It was because we were pushed to do it,” Brown said of the overhaul, which has turned the Knicks into the first team ever to win three straight playoff games by 25 points or more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Now, as a member of the National Executive Committee, I was playing on the first team with the most senior people in the ANC.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela