Examples of first name in a Sentence
Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
Recent Examples on the Web
Rachel from Colorado, who asked to be identified only by her first name, worked as a ski instructor during a gap year before college.
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Karla Miller, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Those who were included were identified by only their first names.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Aren Hachimura, who also goes by the first name Allen, is a basketball player like his older brother.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Sam Bennett probably isn’t the first name that comes to mind when thinking of key Florida Panthers forwards.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2024
Jennifer, a neighbor who asked to be identified in this piece only by her first name to protect her privacy, shared her own struggles making automatic payments in response to Eby’s Facebook post.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Kane, one of the organizers of the walkout who asked to go by first name only to protect his privacy, said at the time that students had speculated that Nex may have died by suicide.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
For a parent of an only child, the bar could also be customized with the baby’s first name.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
The man arrested and the lawsuit spell Paul’s first name slightly differently.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Karla Miller, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Those who were included were identified by only their first names.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Aren Hachimura, who also goes by the first name Allen, is a basketball player like his older brother.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Sam Bennett probably isn’t the first name that comes to mind when thinking of key Florida Panthers forwards.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2024
Jennifer, a neighbor who asked to be identified in this piece only by her first name to protect her privacy, shared her own struggles making automatic payments in response to Eby’s Facebook post.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Kane, one of the organizers of the walkout who asked to go by first name only to protect his privacy, said at the time that students had speculated that Nex may have died by suicide.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
For a parent of an only child, the bar could also be customized with the baby’s first name.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
The man arrested and the lawsuit spell Paul’s first name slightly differently.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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