Examples of first name in a Sentence
Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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Before the 2016 trial that resulted in his conviction and life sentence, Thorpe (whose first name is sometimes spelled Dominique in records) refused a plea deal that would have allowed him to be released from prison after about 15 to 19 years.
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Gina Barton, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Saliba Jack Lang: The first name on my team sheet was William Saliba, the best centre-back left in the competition by some distance.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
One was a small 'G' on his finger, while the other read Sidibe's full first name across his thigh.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The first names on the list were DellaCroce and Sullivan.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
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Gina Barton, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Saliba Jack Lang: The first name on my team sheet was William Saliba, the best centre-back left in the competition by some distance.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
One was a small 'G' on his finger, while the other read Sidibe's full first name across his thigh.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The first names on the list were DellaCroce and Sullivan.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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