first comer
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.
There’s a fear that if the Chinese establish the first moon base, they will assert the advantages of a first comer to exclude later arrivals from areas with valuable resources, particularly water.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Angel took on his first comer, Luigi Bacigalupi, 275-lbs. ringside.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is "dour deference for the first comer, the man at the head of the queue."
From Time Magazine Archive
It might serve as a warning to Stralsund not to lavish its money on the first comer who thinks fit to dedicate some poor rhymes to it.
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew
They followed their guide with the docility of despair, leaning on the first comer.
From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor
