first-time
adjective
1
: doing something for the first time
first-time homebuyers
a first-time visitor
a first-time author
2
: done for the first time
The punishment for a first-time offense of this kind is a fine.
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The meeting is free to first-time guests and open to all.
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
The pair became first-time parents in 1998 after welcoming their eldest daughter, Megan Ramsay.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
The difference will be homefield advantage and Sean Payton’s career dominance against first-time head coaches (30-12).
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
About 1 in 5 American households bought a gun during the first two years of the pandemic, including millions of first-time buyers, according to survey data from NORC at the University of Chicago.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
The pair became first-time parents in 1998 after welcoming their eldest daughter, Megan Ramsay.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
The difference will be homefield advantage and Sean Payton’s career dominance against first-time head coaches (30-12).
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
About 1 in 5 American households bought a gun during the first two years of the pandemic, including millions of first-time buyers, according to survey data from NORC at the University of Chicago.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first-time
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“First-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-time. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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