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The phrase "was the first man" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something as being the first person or thing in a sequence or list. Example: In the history of space travel, Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon.
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He was the first man to….
"I was the first man in the moon".
Dold was the first man to finish the event and the last one to leave it.
Shawn was the first man to join the group, becoming her partner and soon her husband.
He was the first man with a mustache, Miranda decided, she found handsome.
He was the first man in my life to buy me an article of clothing.
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But this was the first man-induced accident, and it generated even more powerful feelings.
Developed in the late 19th century as a substitute for silk, rayon was the first man-made fibre.
Launched by the Russians 50 years ago, Sputnik was the first man-made object to orbit the Earth.
It was the first man-made structure to stand taller than 1000 feet.
This was the first man-vs.-machine competition in Jeopardy!s history.
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