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.
Examples of first-time in a Sentence
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The majority of first-time home buyers make purchases with someone else, and more than a quarter of home buyers are buying with friends, siblings, or parents, rather than a romantic partner, a survey from Opendoor shows.
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Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 26 Apr. 2024
Do a deal with the G-Men, stockpiling more draft assets and still getting your guy the following pick would be a feather in the cap of a first-time GM.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Government agencies are also working to make purchasing a home more doable for first-time buyers.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Meme emerged before this year This isn't the first-time users have been tasked with looking between certain letters on the keyboard to try and understand the joke, with Business Insider reporting that the trend first emerged on 4chan in May 2021.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
Now is your last chance to apply for an interest-free loan from a local program that helps first-time homebuyers afford a down payment.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
When the Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were revealed last week, first-time nominee Jelly Roll earned four nominations, including the coveted entertainer of the year honor.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Zillow used these metrics to determine the best markets for first-time buyers:
Rent affordability, which is defined by the share of median household income spent on rent.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
If convicted on any of the 34 counts, Trump faces potential prison time — though some experts believe he would be given a lesser sentence as a first-time offender.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 26 Apr. 2024
Do a deal with the G-Men, stockpiling more draft assets and still getting your guy the following pick would be a feather in the cap of a first-time GM.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Government agencies are also working to make purchasing a home more doable for first-time buyers.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Meme emerged before this year This isn't the first-time users have been tasked with looking between certain letters on the keyboard to try and understand the joke, with Business Insider reporting that the trend first emerged on 4chan in May 2021.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
Now is your last chance to apply for an interest-free loan from a local program that helps first-time homebuyers afford a down payment.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
When the Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were revealed last week, first-time nominee Jelly Roll earned four nominations, including the coveted entertainer of the year honor.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Zillow used these metrics to determine the best markets for first-time buyers:
Rent affordability, which is defined by the share of median household income spent on rent.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
If convicted on any of the 34 counts, Trump faces potential prison time — though some experts believe he would be given a lesser sentence as a first-time offender.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
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“First-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-time. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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