come first
idiom
: to be more important than something else
He cares about his job, but his family comes first.
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Like most in his party, Hurd says reopening the government has to come first.
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Sam Gringlas, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
First, as Michaels noted to Witherspoon, a special address from New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and performance from Paul Simon pre-empted her monologue, which customarily would have come first.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Some countries believe that a political process must come first, establishing transitional governance to provide legitimacy and cover for disarmament.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Two sides in European competition, Nottingham Forest, buoyed by Sean Dyche’s arrival and a vociferous City Ground, and a rapidly improving Aston Villa, come first.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Sam Gringlas, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
First, as Michaels noted to Witherspoon, a special address from New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and performance from Paul Simon pre-empted her monologue, which customarily would have come first.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Some countries believe that a political process must come first, establishing transitional governance to provide legitimacy and cover for disarmament.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Two sides in European competition, Nottingham Forest, buoyed by Sean Dyche’s arrival and a vociferous City Ground, and a rapidly improving Aston Villa, come first.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come first
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“Come first.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20first. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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