go first
Example Sentences
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The only question was who would have the courage to go first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
So, the athlete with the lowest score will go first, and the athlete with the best qualifying score will go last.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The grandmotherly driving of today’s Waymos conjures images of two, excessively polite Midwesterners locked at an intersection, each beckoning the other to go first, back and forth in perpetuity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Steenburgen: No, what I’ve said is, “If I go first, people will be lining up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
He pointed toward a set of stairs and gestured for Koffi to go first.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
