Sentence examples for came first from inspiring English sources

"came first" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a sequence of events, for example "The chicken came first, then the egg."

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came first

verb

Simple past tense of come first

Exact(56)

Hard decisions came first.

The Economist

Which came first?

The New York Times

A motorcyclist came first.

The Economist

The kids came first.

The New Yorker

And dancing came first.

The New York Times

Others always came first.

The New York Times

(Squash came first).

The New York Times

Similar(4)

Lewis and Clark came second.

The Economist

"You came second last!

Independent

The details came second.

The Economist

The Socialists came third.

The Economist

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