first-time
[furst-tahym]
- used, appearing, contending, etc., for the first time: a first-time candidate.
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Contemporary Examples
“You are bringing someone into an atmosphere of intensity, and adding a lot of pressure to a first-time meeting,” says Berman.
I remember Leonardo DiCaprio once saying that he has a policy of never working with first-time directors.
First-time offenders would be suspended for six games without pay.
Yet despite its overall unevenness, as a first-time director, Stewart should be proud of giving this story more coverage.
The script was so strong he decided to take a chance on a first-time writer and director to make the film.
Historical Examples
This, for the first-time, came to our knowledge last night, after his return from wherever he had been.
RidgewayScian Dubh
One was 29, the other 65; one was a first-time burgess, the other a veteran member.
The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783Virginia State Dept. of Education
Home price inflation and high interest rates threaten to put homeownership out of reach for first-time homebuyers.
It is only the first-time visitor to the Alps who bridles under the Judas kiss of the wind called fun.
World's War Events, Vol. IIVarious
Philander had probably guessed—or perhaps it was so with all first-time men—that Hanlon was here on probation.
Man of Many MindsE. Everett Evans