first love
Example Sentences
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Though his first love was always parish work, we were there for his elevations to auxiliary bishop of San Francisco, bishop of San Diego and, most recently, archbishop of Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
I’m a portrait photographer at heart, and portraiture is my first love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Each is centered around her first love: her hometown of Tijuana, and its essential place in her journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Riakporhe, 36, only started boxing aged 19 and says football was his "first love" when he was growing up in south-east London.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
You would have thought that in time she would have got over her first love affair and found another love, but she did not.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
