first choice

Example Sentences

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A UChicago spokesperson said the high yield rates there reflect the many students who consider the school their first choice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Applicants worry that if they don’t switch, UChicago will think the school isn’t their first choice and reject them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The chances of him ousting Senne Lammens as Manchester United's first choice appear slim.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Trafford, 23, rejoined City from Burnley in the summer and started the campaign as first choice by playing in the opening three Premier League games.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Northwestern had been his first choice; he’d been turned down, had settled for the only school that let him leave the state, but once he’d met Elena it had seemed, to him, like fate intervening.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng