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.

Examples of first pick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first pick of the WPBL draft by the San Francisco Firebells, the 28-year-old from San Diego, California, grew up playing Little League Baseball and Pony Baseball, and then played on her high school team. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Quarterback Quinn Ewers fired the pass in Henning’s direction only for the 2026 first-round pick to step in front of the receiver and pull down the ball for his first pick of training camp. — Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026

Once the obvious top pitching prospect in the system, Wiggins may have fallen a spot after the Cubs took Cade Townsend with their first pick in this year’s draft. — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 20 July 2026

His brother Eli was the first pick in last year’s draft, going to the Washington Nationals. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for first pick

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