first-time
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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They open against three first-time head coaches, then face four Super Bowl-winning head coaches in a row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
That “certainly will reduce affordability, particularly for the potential first-time home buyer,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
How, then, to explain the survival of Neal and Lynch, two longtime members of Congress who put down progressive challenges from first-time candidates last night?
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
And they “look more like what first-time home buyers looked like in previous generations.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
A trial date would be set in the near future but, as a juvenile and first-time offender, I was likely to receive only probation.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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