Sentence examples for won in the first from inspiring English sources

Savon easily won in the first meeting between the fighters, advancing to the heavyweight division semifinals with a 23-8 decision on points.

SaysPhillips: "The strategy is that the game isn't necessarily won in the first innings or the last, but over nine innings.

"No game is ever won in the first three minutes," Joseph said.

"The race is won in the first five strokes," Mr. Mok said.

"The race was won in the first 30 metres and I just took it from there".

Raphael Sonenshein, a political scientist, says races are often won in the first week of the run-off campaign.

And the United States nearly won: in the first half, Thomas Dooley struck a shot that glanced off the post.

Those three Big East teams were the only ones from the conference who had won in the first round.

This is the third time in six seasons that at least two No. 12s won in the first round.

The Dodgers won in the first round but lost in the N.L. Championship Series to Manuel's Phillies.

In 2008, Mr. Medvedev won in the first round, with more than 70 percent of the vote; in 2004, Mr. Putin won in the first round, with more than 70 percent; in 2000, Mr. Putin — who had recently emerged from political obscurity — won in the first round, with around 53 percent of the vote.