first night

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Injured on the first night of the battle, he was resting in the pouring rain beneath a tree when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman found him.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

"We found it the first night, and it completely changed our plans for the course," Ji said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Back in Lakeland, Israel Vázquez takes no credit for feeding the baby that first night or the ones after.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

He adds that though she was a “fish out of water” the first night, she found her way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

This was not how the first night of the rest of my shiny, new, non-invisible life was supposed to start.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon