first comer
Example Sentences
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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
True; but I don't go with everybody, monsieur; I don't accept the arm of the first comer!
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
Besides, to have thee in safety will be all the better, for thy cellars and caves must not be confided to the first comer.
From The Invasion of France in 1814 by Chatrian, Alexandre
