English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "First" in Example Sentences
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3144539	It was Tom who first suggested that this might be the problem.	CK
1480925	My father participated in a cooking contest and came in first.	weihaiping
310548	She did not succeed, but after all that was her first attempt.	CM
1225323	This is the first time I've ever eaten in an Italian pizzeria.	nadsat
1400382	This is the first time that I've eaten in an Italian pizzeria.	LittleBoy
953143	As the tigers approached, we wondered who would be eaten first.	CK
34191	Frankfurters were first sold in the United States in the 1860s.	CK
320466	I congratulate you on wining first prize in the speech contest.	CK
257372	I had the fortune to win the first prize in the speech contest.	CM
258032	I know a woman whose first and last names are the same as mine.	CK
1193991	I've heard it said that you should never marry your first love.	CK
1825458	In 1642, Abel Tasman became the first European to see Tasmania.	Amastan
249740	It was exciting for me to go to the capital for the first time.	CK
674926	Sometimes the first symptom of cardiovascular disease is death.	darinmex
1929750	That sound annoyed me at first, but now I've gotten used to it.	CK
267999	The boy told his mother about it first of all when he got home.	CK
3150628	This house was the first thing my parents ever bought together.	CK
1582	To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.	CK
2958733	Tom will probably be the first one in our class to get married.	CK
264360	We'll meet next time at ten o'clock, June the first, next year.	CM
65344	What did you think when you actually met me for the first time?	Nero
753495	You might not like this beer at first.  It's an acquired taste.	kebukebu
280588	A book not worth reading is not worth buying in the first place.	CM
2912537	How many times do I have to ask you to call me by my first name?	CK
666381	I ate breakfast quickly so I would be in time for the first bus.	CK
804166	In the first few hours of the battle, Union forces were winning.	Source_VOA
66943	It's the first time that anybody said something like that to me.	CK
36186	Nancy was surprised that Bob won the first prize in the contest.	CK
3070897	Usually, we shake hands when we meet someone for the first time.	McBridge9
241850	We are good friends now, but we didn't like each other at first.	Nero
248833	We criticized the photographer for not rescuing the child first.	CK
2709157	At first I didn't like my job, but I'm beginning to enjoy it now.	daed56
3168277	Do you really think you're the first one to ask me that question?	CK
65142	I crossed the equator for the first time on my trip to Australia.	CK
593655	Maybe my grandchild will be the first person to set foot on Mars.	darinmex
267034	At first the job looked good to Tom, but later it became tiresome.	CM
3124423	Do you remember the day when we met each other for the first time?	kukla
389179	During the first year of the study, he learned he himself had ALS.	CK
2718814	I should've been on the first train this morning, but I overslept.	CK
2959339	I won't be able to remit the balance until the first of the month.	sharptoothed
2835508	You're supposed to always pay your rent on the first of the month.	CK
3018179	As a courtesy, Tom ran the first draft of his speech past his boss.	patgfisher
471338	As far as I know, there were no problems during the first semester.	CM
243998	First off, I'd like you to come with me to a department store sale.	CK
328582	First, let us talk about the experiments conducted in laboratories.	fcbond
276034	In the first place, we must be careful about what we eat and drink.	CK
33751	It was clear that Hawking would live longer than was first thought.	CK
618401	It's the first time in my life I've felt so connected with someone.	TRANG
667925	No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.	CK
267006	The first prohibition of slavery was in the mid-nineteenth century.	CM