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Example Sentences
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It’s a really fast-moving show, and if English is not your first language, like for my parents, then it’s quite hard to follow along.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Some were less comfortable with the possibility of false positives, since there are often autistic people, or users whose first language isn’t English, whose writing styles are stigmatized as A.I.-like.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
The viewer snaps back to reality and remembers that, like Foster, Lilian is American, and her first language is English.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
Similarly, 76% of pupils in Aberdeen had English as their first language, and out of those who spoke English as a second language, 43% were competent or fluent.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
No, he told the judge, English wasn’t his first language; that would be Nahuatl, the Mexican Indian tongue.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
