first string
Example Sentences
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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
So did Panthers defensive line coach Charlie Partridge, who kept noticing how the kid running the scout team offense in the spring and summer of 2017 seemed to relish getting hit by the first string.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 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
Coach Dave Clawson listed the freshman with the first string and Hinton as the backup, but coyly suggested this week that Hinton could play a role in other ways against No. 8 Notre Dame.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2018
After the training camp, his coach said that he was second string and that when he starts learning the system, he will be first string.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
