first choice
Example Sentences
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Former Maine CDC director Nirav Shah also urged voters to consider ranking him second if he was not their first choice.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Under Maine’s system, candidates compete to be the first choice, but must also appeal to all voters as a viable second choice.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Reece James, who is expected to start the tournament as first choice in the position, has endured an injury disrupted campaign.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The college you went to, Harvard, which isn’t the first choice that would come to mind for somebody from a farm in Nebraska.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Imagine all the hard work and fighting that Cluny was going to do, just to get at all this, and here was he having first choice.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
