FIRST in a Sentence

Learn FIRST from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
410 example sentences for FIRST, such as:
1. Our first speaker tonight is Mr.
2. The first witness was the Hatter.
3. William's conduct at first was moderate.
4. Don't judge men or things at first sight.
5. Perhaps that is the first baby way to get it.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of FIRST
first
 a.  serving to set in motion
 ad.  the initial time
Classic Sentence: (206 in 14 pages)
1  Then Mary realized that somehow she had known at first that he was Dickon.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  The Hatter was the first to break the silence.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party
3  It's to be a sort of secret just at first, said Mary firmly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
4  "This is the first one," said Mary, seating herself on the big stool.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
5  On that first morning when the sky was blue again Mary wakened very early.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
6  When first we got in here," he said, "it seemed like everything was gray.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
7  It was not the first motherless lamb he had found and he knew what to do with it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  William's conduct at first was moderate.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III. A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
9  Perhaps that is the first baby way to get it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
10  At first she was very nervous and the robin himself was indignantly watchful.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
11  At first the robin watched Mary and Colin with sharp anxiety.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
12  In the first place the boy creature did not come into the garden on his legs.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
13  The first witness was the Hatter.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
14  The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
15  The first of all the negro minstrel shows came to town, and made a sensation.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
Example Sentence: (204 in 14 pages)
1  It was the first time I had set foot on African soil.
2  If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
3  I think we need to rehearse the first scene again.
4  She got her first job through an employment agency.
5  The first meeting laid the groundwork for the final agreement.
6  Suffragettes were among the first feminists in Britain.
7  That first night I emceed I was absolutely terrified.
8  It depends who will be the first to arrive there.
9  Entries must arrive by first post next Wednesday.
10  The first artist opened the concert with a song.
11  Don't judge men or things at first sight.
12  He who purposes to be an author, should first be a student.
13  It's the first time I had ever overdrawn my account.
14  Our first speaker tonight is Mr.
15  Tonight will be my first opportunity to meet her.