earliest

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Speaking on Friday, Durkan said work starting at the site in 2028 at the earliest was "indicative of a lack of urgency".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

In fact, KoKo is the main attraction in several of the set’s earliest shorts made at Fleischer Studios’ predecessor, Inkwell Studios.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Rollins clearly kept to that concept throughout his career, from his earliest recordings in the late ’40s, while he was still in his teens, to his work in his 70s and 80s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

But that means the waterway—which normally carries around 20% of the world’s oil traffic—is unlikely to be fully open before July at the earliest.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Pythagoras, the Greek scholar—half scientist, half mystic—who lived in Croton around 530 BC, proposed one of the earliest and most widely accepted theories to explain the similarity between parents and their children.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee