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How to Use "First" with Example Sentences
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first
(adj):
earliest in time; highest in importance
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Used with nouns:
"
They are celebrating their
first
anniversary
.
"
(anniversary)
"
He just released his
first
album
.
"
(album, novel, single, story, record)
"
They were leading at the end of the
first
half
.
"
(half, quarter, period)
"
She won
first
place
in the competition.
"
(place, prize)
"
He is in his
first
semester
of grad school.
"
(semester, year, quarter, month)
"
She rarely speaks her
first
language
now.
"
(language)
"
Her grandfather was one of the
first
settlers
of the area.
"
(settlers, immigrants)
"
That wasn't my
first
decision
.
"
(decision, choice, option, preference, recommendation)
"
My
first
instinct
was to jump in after him.
"
(instinct, reaction, thought)
"
I was full after the
first
course
.
"
(course)
"
He will never forget their
first
meeting
.
"
(meeting, encounter)
"
She was his
first
love
.
"
(love, girlfriend, wife)
"
This should be your
first
priority
.
"
(priority, task, objective)
"
He gave the students their
first
warning
.
"
(warning)
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first
(adv):
before anyone or anything else; for the first time
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Used with verbs:
"
He
first
appeared
on TV in 1950.
"
(appeared)
"
They
first
discovered
this behavior ten years ago.
"
(discovered, noticed, encountered, witnessed)
"
I
first
met
you at the office party.
"
(met, saw)
"
They were
first
introduced
by her best friend.
"
(introduced)
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