first night
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Humphries broke in leg seven, capitalising on Littler missing on bullseye, and then held to move within one leg of a first night win of the year.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The drippings, on that first night, don’t go to waste: they’re coaxed into something worthy of the occasion, slicked over potatoes or spooned onto rice, greener and more herb-laced than you might expect.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Injured on the first night of the battle, he was resting in the pouring rain beneath a tree when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman found him.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
"We found it the first night, and it completely changed our plans for the course," Ji said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
When Nat got back to his room that night it seemed emptier and more lonely than it had at any time since his first night there, five years ago.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
