first name

Example Sentences

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Stilwell, who refrains from sharing his first name, operates on Catalina Island, a dumping ground for officers who’ve either botched cases or run afoul of their superiors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Roza, whose first name was only given in the hearing, said she was 18 when she met the late Brunel in 2008 and "promised a modelling career beyond my dreams".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

And we all know her first name, because she made sure we’d never forget.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

He asked that only his first name be used because of sensitivities around security issues in the kingdom.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Sensing this, they had always called her by her first name.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan