Sentence examples for first ever laureate from inspiring English sources

At the start of the year, you also became the first ever laureate for Irish fiction..

The first ever laureate was Quentin Blake, who was awarded the role in 1999.

As well as the works by Masefield, it will feature manuscripts dating back to the 17th century, when John Dryden became the first ever laureate in 1668, appointed by Charles II.

Dryden was not only the first ever laureate, he was also the first to be dismissed, after he refused to swear allegiance to William III and Mary II in 1689.

He was invited to a poetry reading at the White House early in Barack Obama's first term––where he wore quite the suit––and, in 2012, was named the first ever poet laureate of the Museum of Modern Art.

Ms Tu is the first ever Chinese medicine laureate.

Juan Felipe Herrera, the son of migrant farm workers in California, will become the United States' first ever Latino poet laureate, the Library of Congress has announced.

Last year's winner Mo Yan, the first ever Chinese literature laureate, was condemned by many for being too close to the Chinese government.

Blake became the first ever Children's Laureate when the position was created in 1999, using his tenure to promote literature for the young.

The Arts Council of Silicon Valley is seeking its first-ever poet laureate of Santa Clara County.

After the costume-crowded overexcitement of the first ever Young Adult Literature Convention, brainchild of current children's laureate Malorie Blackman, many authors, readers and bloggers have been mulling over what exactly it is that makes a book YA.