first option

Example Sentences

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This happened while the share of paid users who choose Google’s Gemini as the first option increased from 12.8% to 15.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Leavitt added that "diplomacy is always the first option for the president."

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

For people with mild symptoms in the early stages, non-drug treatments remain the first option.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

Chicago now have the first option to speak to De Bruyne, who announced in April he would be leaving City when his current deal expires at the end of the season.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

She wasn’t optimistic that it was the first option.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray