No. 1

American  

[nuhm-ber wuhn] / ˈnʌm bər ˈwʌn /

noun

1. number one.

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Etymology

Origin of No. 1

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

If he becomes the No. 1 overall pick in this summer’s NFL draft, Mendoza will make $10 million in his first year as a rookie, with a total contract value of $55 million over four years.

From MarketWatch

But it wasn’t enough against a Seahawks team that would go on to claim the No. 1 seed for the NFC playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times

Gen. Zhang Youxia, the senior of two vice chairmen on the Communist Party’s top military decision-making body and China’s No. 1 general, is being probed for allegedly committing severe violations of party discipline and state laws, a spokesman for China’s Defense Ministry said Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the Northway merger, it became the No. 1 community bank in New Hampshire and Maine in terms of deposits.

From Barron's

“The No. 1 thing hiring managers told me they look for is the willingness of candidates to say, ‘I don’t have that skill yet, but I’m willing to learn it,’” West said.

From MarketWatch