first-time
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ng’s team-building acumen is helping her coach up first-time general managers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The average first-time mother was 27.5 years old, a record high, according to 2023 data, the most recent available.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Should she prevail, Andreeva would become the third-youngest first-time Grand Slam champion this century, after Maria Sharapova and Emma Raducanu.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
It’s not unusual for first-time home-buyers to face a learning curve in home maintenance, says Todd Luong, a real estate agent with Re/Max DFW Associates.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
I bet this chaos is what a first-time skydiver feels as she’s plummeting out of a plane, or a pianist playing his first concert.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
