The phrase "an early sample" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a preliminary or initial example of something, often in contexts like research, product development, or artistic works.
Example: "The researchers presented an early sample of their findings at the conference to gather feedback from their peers."
Alternatives: "a preliminary example" or "an initial specimen."
Here is an early sample of what they said.
To find out, I tried the two absinthes on sale in New York along with an early sample of St. George Absinthe Verte.
Steve Carell, who received an early sample of a men's T-shirt, said in a deadpan interview at the Golden Globes, "I have no unsightly bulges but an excellent product I'm sure".
In an early sample of the "dirty tricks" that would later mark the 1971-72 caMr. MitchellMitchell approved a $10,000 subsidy to employ an American Nazi faction in a bizarre effort to get Governor Wallace off the ballot in California.
A further 12 patients with exclusively an early sample (of a possible 92) were randomly selected for inclusion in this analysis.
However the report says that an early "sample testing" of claims made between April and July 2009 showed 25% of payments were not backed by the evidence required under the rules at the time.
(Here's an early sampler, which pins most of the blame on President Barack Obama).
That advantage echoes an earlier sample of elementary-school children, which found increased left-handedness among children with I. Q
The GP on duty was very helpful and understanding, but because she wasn't from our local surgery, she had no access to my daughter's test results from an earlier sample to be able to make a judgement on treatment.
HBV sequencing analysis showed a hepatitis B surface antigen escape mutant whose presence in an earlier sample excluded reinfection.
However, we expect some studies to include specimens from patients who have received a reference test on an earlier sample.
