first stab
Example Sentences
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The first stab at a post-Stokes team included four frontline seamers – Jofra Archer, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson – supported by the part-time off-breaks of Dan Lawrence.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
In theory, the majority might have felt it was proper for the lower court to take the first stab as a matter of appellate procedure.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
The executive oversees daily operations for the county and takes the first stab at drafting the roughly $46-billion annual budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
Since it won the most seats, Spain´s King Felipe VI is expected to give the PP the first stab at forming a government when parliament is convened on Aug. 17.
From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2023
As a boy of nine flying shoeless and stockingless through the icy mud of Blackhampton, bawling, "Result of the Cup tie," he had felt deep in his heart the first stab of ambition.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
