How to Use first dibs on in a Sentence

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• His young daughters, Olivia and Alana, have first dibs on his time.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
• Here in Texas, the state religion holds first dibs on our hearts.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
• Disney super fans with deep pockets get first dibs on the trips, all of which will take place in 2024.
  — Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
• Disney super fans with deep pockets get first dibs on the trips, all of which will take place in 2024.
  — Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
• But if the tree roots are topped with grass, the turf gets first dibs on water and other resources, and less is available to the tree.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022
• Emily would like to have some of the shrapnel as souvenirs, but the FHI has first dibs on them, as evidence.
  — Jerry Adler, Good Housekeeping, 14 July 2022
• Holders of the Vail Resorts Epic Pass will get first dibs on reservation slots.
  — Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2020
• The fear is that the greedy carp would claim first dibs on the microscopic food supply, and that their effects would cascade.
  — Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2012
• Bayley said passengers on the reunion cruise will get first dibs on rooms.
  — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
• The worst professional teams get first dibs on picking the best players.
  — Star Tribune, 11 Jan. 2021
• Ssense gets first dibs on the new collections its audience craves.
  — New York Times, 16 Dec. 2021
• To get ahead of the competition (and give you first dibs on all the best deals of the year), the mega-retailer is slashing prices weeks before Black Friday.
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2022
• The Kentucky Court of Appeals would normally take first dibs on any appeal.
  — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2020
• That could include a program where county employees would have first dibs on renting some of the units.
  — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
• The shoppers who lined up at 6 a.m. in order to score first dibs on her offerings would likely agree with that phrasing.
  — Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2024
• As Jaquez lingered on the court to complete an interview, first dibs on blowing out the candles went to Bailey.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
• But first dibs on this geometric gem goes to the Babylonians.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
• Part of Acclaim's deal with Midway was that Acclaim got first dibs on converting their new coin-op video games.
  — David L. Craddock, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2022
• To settle the Abbott vs. Liberty beef, Ava suggests a relay race between the teachers to decide who gets the first dibs on the slide.
  — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 May 2024
• Maybe the winner brings a batch of cookies or a bottle of wine to the next event—or gets first dibs on clothing items at next year’s clothing swap get together.
  — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025
• Rust’s financiers would have had first dibs on the proceeds as unsecured creditors.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2022
• By giving others first dibs on the helicopters, Greenbaum had earned substantial good will on board.
  — David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
• As part of the first-look agreement, Chalamet can make movies elsewhere, but Warner Bros. will get first dibs on backing his potential projects.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
• Estate sales, flea markets, other dealers who give me first dibs on something that works for my core aesthetic.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2022
• The mega-retailer has decided to slash prices weeks before the competition to account for major supply-chain issues—and give you first dibs on all the best deals of the year.
  — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2021
• Having conducted transactions with 3.5 million customers over the years, 1stDibs, as its name implies, has first dibs on the best one-of-a-kind art and antiques in demand today.
  — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
• Checking in early can secure a better seat, help avoid being bumped, and give first dibs on last-minute upgrade deals.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
• Those who join this year get first dibs on renewal, while everyone else is relegated to a waitlist.
  — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
• Prime members get first dibs on some impressive clothing and shoe deals — no special promo codes needed.
  — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
• Fox will get first dibs on the projects.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025