Sentence examples for million the first from inspiring English sources

The crowds came, and kept on coming — 5.2 million the first year.

The crowds came, and kept on coming 5.2 million the first year.

In 1981 he rode John Henry, winner of the Arlington Million, the first million-dollar stake race for Thoroughbreds.

The total jobless benefit rolls fell by 15,000 to 6.7 million, the first decline since early January.

Federal employment actually increased by 3,000 in August, to 2.8 million, the first monthly increase since February 2011.

Sales of Nokia smartphones rose 45 percent in North America, to 128 million, the first such increase in at least a decade.

Passenger numbers hit 10.1 million - the first time Eurostar has broken the 10 million mark since it began in 1994.

Lin will make $5 million and $5.2 million the first two years but $14.9 million in the third year.

A stake of that size would have lost almost $300 million the first two days of this week.

The company lost nearly $18 million the first nine months of last year, according to the most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The heavy capital spending is holding back Sprint's profits — they fell 20% in 1997 to $953 million, the first decline in five years.