Sentence examples for the third living from inspiring English sources

He is only the third living veteran to receive the award for service in Afghanistan or Iraq and the first living Marine to receive the award since 1973.

Damien Hirst becomes the third living British artist to sell a single work for more than £1 million (the 20ft tall Hymn is bought by Charles Saatchi).

It's not like he's an unrecognised talent: he's been lauded with every major American literary award at least once and is having his complete works published by the Library of America, only the third living author to be thus honoured.

The third living retired justice, David Souter, remains active as an occasional circuit judge but shuns the public spotlight.

Petry later attended the Medal of Honor ceremony of the third living recipient of the medal since Vietnam, U.S. Marine Sergeant Dakota Meyer in 2011.

Witold Lutoslawski was the first living composer she worked with.

At the time he was the first living recipient of the VC in over 30 years.

In 1997 she became the first living woman to be voted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame.

Merwin was only the second living writer to be so surveyed by the LOA.

In 1980 he became the first living American artist to be elected to Britain's Royal Academy.

"This is the first living museum ever installed in the United States," he said.