Sentence examples for first was one from inspiring English sources

The reaction, at first, was one of panic and utter confusion as American citizens turned on their televisions, computers and mobile devices.

Pugachev co-ran Putin's successful election campaign and at first was one of his closest companions.

The first was "one country, two systems"—ie, Hong Kong would still be capitalist, while China would pretend, ever less convincingly, to be socialist.

The first was one of power and money, peopled by officials, coal bosses and the heads of big companies who help to keep "the restaurants and karaoke bars and saunas … very rich".

The first was one of the original dream cars, a Corvette turned into a two-door station wagon in 1953, when the Corvette was a newborn, and shown at G.M.'s Motorama in 1954.

And the one who got there first was one of the least likely: Commendable, 17th in the Kentucky Derby, without a victory in six races since his debut last August at Del Mar and an 18-1 long shot in the Belmont.

The first is one personality will dominate.

The first is one that he calls the progress principle.

"Customer first" is one of the company's core tenets.

The first is one everyone knows.

The first is one of distribution and syndication.