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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Kayla, who asked to be referred to by her first name only for privacy reasons, had been relentlessly consuming information about Epstein.
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Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said the 17-year-old — sworn in to testify under just his first name, Daniel — gave up a hard drive containing bitcoin after Halem and his alleged accomplices threatened to kill him.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
On the first go-around, both the district and circuit courts sided with the school, finding that Kluge's refusal to honor the policy and use students' first names caused harm.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 3 Mar. 2026
The people interviewed for this dispatch are being identified by first name only to safeguard their security.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
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Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said the 17-year-old — sworn in to testify under just his first name, Daniel — gave up a hard drive containing bitcoin after Halem and his alleged accomplices threatened to kill him.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
On the first go-around, both the district and circuit courts sided with the school, finding that Kluge's refusal to honor the policy and use students' first names caused harm.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 3 Mar. 2026
The people interviewed for this dispatch are being identified by first name only to safeguard their security.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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