first pick
noun
1
: the opportunity to choose first
The girls got to choose their partners, and she got (the) first pick.
2
: the person or thing that is chosen ahead of all others
She was their first pick for the lead role in the play.
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The 29-year-old catcher was the team’s first pick in the 2015 MLB Draft, taken 11th, 38 picks ahead of Santillan, a fellow high schooler.
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Shoppers who want something bespoke can first pick their cameo in Cataneo's boutique, then walk to the Carolina boutique, where the shoes are made before their eyes.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Boise State sacked Swann five times, and cornerback A’Marion McCoy victimized him with the first pick-six, reading a pass to the right flat perfectly to intercept it and returning it 26 yards untouched for a touchdown in the first half.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Democrats, too, have a stake in ensuring that American college grads and workers have first pick of such jobs, which can start at six figures.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Shoppers who want something bespoke can first pick their cameo in Cataneo's boutique, then walk to the Carolina boutique, where the shoes are made before their eyes.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Boise State sacked Swann five times, and cornerback A’Marion McCoy victimized him with the first pick-six, reading a pass to the right flat perfectly to intercept it and returning it 26 yards untouched for a touchdown in the first half.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Democrats, too, have a stake in ensuring that American college grads and workers have first pick of such jobs, which can start at six figures.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first pick
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“First pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20pick. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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