dibs

Example Sentences

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Added Ms. Dopp, “I immediately told the girls I had dibs on him.”

From New York Times

And many states and counties are distributing them in ways that effectively give dibs to the medically eligible patients who get in the door first.

From Los Angeles Times

Would a corrupt politician get first dibs if she passed lifesaving legislation?

From Washington Post

It’s hard to watch an intentionally unvaccinated hospital patient get first dibs, ahead of the vaccinated cancer patient.

From Washington Post

For the rest of the series, he was always my “Harry Potter” plus-one; others asked, but Tyler had first dibs and he always said yes.

From Seattle Times