Examples of first love in a Sentence
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Not only were Serena’s mom and Dan’s dad each other’s first love, but both generations faced pressure to separate from an elitist van der Woodsen matriarch because the Humphreys don’t come from money.
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Abrigail Williams, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2023
Donald Sutherland’s heartless President Snow in the original franchise is a far cry from Blyth’s obedient cadet, who is balancing his first love with crushing obligations to keep his family afloat.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
Like making music earlier was, like – my first love.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
He’s taken her parents, her first love, all her relatives.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Singing was always her first love, per NBC Insider, and The Voice is her first time on a musical competition series.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
Based on a manga by Aoi Hiiragi, Whisper of the Heart blends coming-of-age drama with a tale of fluttering first love.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
After a brief detour into fronting local rock bands in North Carolina, Loveless returned to her first love, country music — and the blend of her high lonesome voice with country-rock fare would become her calling card.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
Conspicuously missing: academic accomplishments of any kind, first love.
—Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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Abrigail Williams, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2023
Donald Sutherland’s heartless President Snow in the original franchise is a far cry from Blyth’s obedient cadet, who is balancing his first love with crushing obligations to keep his family afloat.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
Like making music earlier was, like – my first love.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
He’s taken her parents, her first love, all her relatives.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Singing was always her first love, per NBC Insider, and The Voice is her first time on a musical competition series.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
Based on a manga by Aoi Hiiragi, Whisper of the Heart blends coming-of-age drama with a tale of fluttering first love.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
After a brief detour into fronting local rock bands in North Carolina, Loveless returned to her first love, country music — and the blend of her high lonesome voice with country-rock fare would become her calling card.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
Conspicuously missing: academic accomplishments of any kind, first love.
—Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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“First love.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20love. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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