Sentence examples for first contender from inspiring English sources

The first contender for the slot?

On a recent morning, the first contender was off East San Marino Drive in the Venetian Islands.

Ms. Leo is certainly not the first contender to do so, but as the front-runner in her category, why did she risk overreaching?

Ms. Keefe is scheduled to become the first contender to serve as guest concertmaster with the Philharmonic at concerts Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights, said Katherine Johnson, a spokeswoman for the Philharmonic.

In Georgia, the contest to fill the seat of Senator Saxby Chambliss, a Republican who is retiring, drew its first contender on Wednesday as Representative Paul Broun announced his intention to run.

Alphabetically, Booker's first contender is Marlon James's A Brief History of Seven Killings (Oneworld Publications £18.99, pp688), an ambitious and loquacious exploration of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in December 1976.

Later in his teens he became one of the first contenders for gender reassignment and underwent three years of psychological testing before being accepted for surgery.

In September 2007, the company organized a unification tournament where all of the champions and first contenders participated.

And then, unexpectedly, a fourth contender arose.

Colm O'Donoghue will ride O'Brien's third contender, Qualify.

Three past champions and a fourth contender (P.S.G).