first offender

Example Sentences

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"This is a first offender and I wouldn't want him to be a hardened criminal at this young age. He's only 15 now."

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

The third threshold was $250 million, with tax rates of 62.5% for the first offender 75% for the second and 95% for the third.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2022

Paul Hodgkins, a Florida man, was the first offender to be sentenced when he received eight months in prison in July for obstructing an official proceeding.

From Fox News • Sep. 3, 2021

"Top Chef" isn't the first offender when it comes to poor vetting and possible casting mistakes like this.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2021

Indignant at such vandalism, Marcoy caught the first offender by the plaited tails at the back of the neck.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 by Various