be first

Example Sentences

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College coaches told me that summer they couldn’t wait to be first in line to recruit him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“In 10 years, everybody’s going to do this. California should just be first, because we’re the technology hub of the world,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Those vessels stuck in the Gulf and those waiting to enter the strait will be first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Kozack said the world's most economically vulnerable states would be first in line to feel the fallout.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“You’d be first to die in the zombie apocalypse.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows