first night
Example Sentences
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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
Jack Johnson headlined the first night and Roger Waters closed the main stage, performing Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” and letting a giant inflatable pig loose in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
"We found it the first night, and it completely changed our plans for the course," Ji said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
I imagined him together with his wife on their farm, and for a moment I felt as lonely as I had on my first night in Vrindavan.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
