FIRST in a Sentence
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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.
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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Meanings and Examples of FIRST
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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.
2 The Hatter was the first to break the silence.
3 It's to be a sort of secret just at first, said Mary firmly.
4 "This is the first one," said Mary, seating herself on the big stool.
5 On that first morning when the sky was blue again Mary wakened very early.
6 When first we got in here," he said, "it seemed like everything was gray.
7 It was not the first motherless lamb he had found and he knew what to do with it.
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
Context Highlight In CHAPTER III. A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
9 Perhaps that is the first baby way to get it.
10 At first she was very nervous and the robin himself was indignantly watchful.
11 At first the robin watched Mary and Colin with sharp anxiety.
12 In the first place the boy creature did not come into the garden on his legs.
13 The first witness was the Hatter.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
14 The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger.
15 The first of all the negro minstrel shows came to town, and made a sensation.
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.