front row

British

noun

rugby Union
1. the forwards at the front of a scrum
2. ( as modifier )
  
  perhaps the finest front-row forward in the world

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As she was led around the ring in the grand parade, she stopped right by me where I was sitting in the front row, and reached out her trunk towards me.

From Literature

On Wednesday, O'Brien was in the front row at the hearing.

From BBC

Russell got up as well, and together we got him propped in a seat at the end of the front row.

From Literature

When the picture ended, we left the piano player snoozing in the front row and rolled out of the theater.

From Literature

Meanwhile, this year’s thirstiest aspirant, Timothée Chalamet, sat in the front row and gamely took his lumps as the only contender who got repeatedly roasted, including an awkward gag when the band wheeled out a “Marty Supreme”-style “bum drum” that stood in for his public spanking.

From Los Angeles Times

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