Sentence examples for first than from inspiring English sources

"first than" is not a correct phrase in written English
To use a comparison, the correct phrase would be "first, then." For example, "I will do the dishes first, then I will mop the floor."

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More the first than the second, surely.

France is far more used to first than last place.

And more the first than the last, but still…sometimes.

It's easier to win the first than the second.

A behavioural reactivity score also declined faster in the first than second handling replicate.

We know more about Hank at first than we do about Britt.

It looked less like a historic first than a rerun, an archival clip.

"I'd rather see him on first than touch them all," Reed, a right-hander, said.

"There is no better example of this government putting customers first than Opal," he said.

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He has more chance of the third than the second.

A lot more happens in 10 seconds than we think.

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