Sentence examples for the first occurrences from inspiring English sources

However, these pianos were not manufactured until 1889, after the first occurrences of honky tonk in print.

The first occurrences of the index conodont Hindeodus parvus are shown in their stratigraphic positions in Wuzhuan and Tienbao.

Back Issues would like to commend Elon Green and the good researchers over at The Awl, who have assembled an impressive list of the first occurrences of classic profanities in this magazine's pages.

By Erin Overbey June 1, 2011 Back Issues would like to commend Elon Green and the good researchers over at The Awl, who have assembled an impressive list of the first occurrences of classic profanities in this magazine's pages.

We know now that both the Northeastern power failure and the thalidomide tragedy were only the first occurrences of what, under conditions of modern power technology or of modern pharmacology, are likely to become fairly frequent occurrences unless generic solutions are found.

"If those really are the first occurrences of the verb mansplain or the noun mansplaining (in quick succession), then this is a rare example of seeing linguistic creativity in action, and perhaps an insight into what can drive such innovation," said the dictionary.

A 1968 ad for a Hewlett-Packard desktop calculator was not the first occurrence.

The base of each zone is defined by the first occurrence of the taxon.

The Chamonix Games were the first occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games.

strstr searches for the first occurrence of the substring needle in the string haystack.

Thus, the Silurian-Devonian boundary is anchored to the first occurrence of specific index fossils.