No. 1
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of No. 1
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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No. 1 seed Arizona reached the Final Four with a 79-64 victory over No. 2 Purdue, validating its strategy of de-emphasizing 3-pointers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Now the TikTok countdown is on before final exams in Phoenix, where redemption and legacy and a rematch await with either winner of the No. 1 Texas vs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
He was never going to be a threat to return to World No. 1, but on any given weekend, could Tiger be Tiger again?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Redondo Union didn’t care that Mira Costa’s volleyball team was ranked No. 1 in California.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Kappe had lived in America for a dozen years, where he was referred to as "the No. 1 Nazi in the United States" before he was deported in 1939.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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