come first
Example Sentences
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Indoor seating is reserved at $25 a head, while the outdoor courtyard is first come, first served.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Producer price inflation is likely to come first, and consumer price inflation would come second, Germini said.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
"Right now, survival has to come first," he says.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
He asked the judge to send a "clear message" that "safety must always come first".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
He often allowed their names to come first in journal articles announcing new Rad Lab discoveries, sometimes even refusing any byline whatsoever—both practices almost unheard of in major scientific laboratories led by an eminent figure.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
