first stab
Example Sentences
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Now a 10-year-old but a former winner of the Betfred Bowl at this meeting and he deserves this first stab at the race.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
In theory, the majority might have felt it was proper for the lower court to take the first stab as a matter of appellate procedure.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The executive oversees daily operations for the county and takes the first stab at drafting the roughly $46-billion annual budget.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
The launch was clearly a first stab at a service as it lacked the bells and whistles of Twitter.
From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023
As for the duchess, she had long ago given her daughter the first stab by writing to her of Lady Dudley.
From The Lily of the Valley by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
