first string
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
By his mid-20s, Jones had signed a three-record deal with Decca Studios, sharing a label with The Rolling Stones and cutting his first string of hits.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
They are lucky that the 49er game is last, since by that time S.F. might be locked into the No. 2 position and decide not to risk playing their first string the whole game.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2023
And he expects to throw everything he has into walking out of the locker room in early September with the first string.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022
Smythies says he was here in May 2019, when the first string of 60 Starlink satellites blazed across the sky.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 6, 2021
This year nothing is keeping me off the first string.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
![]()