first thing
Example Sentences
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On the night he met his wife, the first thing he noticed about the woman he would marry was her footwear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
But this was the first thing that excited him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The first thing out of my oven were chocolate chip cookies.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
The first thing to know about medbeds is that they aren’t real.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
When they’d cleared enough to open their eyes, the first thing they saw was a smiling Paris.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
