first choice
Example Sentences
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England's Elliot Anderson is regarded their first choice, however, his most likely destination is Manchester City.
From BBC • May 28, 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
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
The chances of him ousting Senne Lammens as Manchester United's first choice appear slim.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 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
