How to Use first-run in a Sentence

first-run

adjective

• Lewis staked the Eagles to the lead with his first-run homer.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
• In addition to first-run movies, be sure to take advantage of retro movie nights.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
• That’s not saying much for first-run offerings with both humor and heart, to be sure.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
• Chances are your neighborhood movie theater shows only first-run movies.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
• Theaters may show first-run films or repertory screenings.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 1 June 2026
• The first half-hour was a first-run episode and the second one was a repeat from September.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 May 2026
• The plan is to run all first-run movies, all on 35mm or 70mm film, Alspaugh confirms.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 19 Apr. 2023
• The series was on a network for two seasons then made new episodes for four years of first-run syndication.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
• The four-screen mini-multiplex behind the main venue will continue to show first-run movies.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
• Monarch regulars shouted at each other from across the lot, sharing first-run plans and intel on lift openings.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
• Pereira plans to add 35mm and 70mm projection and program first-run movies, classic films and special events.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 29 July 2026
• Increasingly, older films are being shown on screens usually reserved for first-run movies.
  — Jake Coyle, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2024
• This is seen most clearly in a rise of renewals of existing shows while original, first-run commissions are dropping.
  — Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
• Moana 2, at the same time, had top billing in the ship’s cinemas, which show both first-run and classic Disney and Pixar movies.
  — Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
• Meanwhile, most first-run films now wind up on streaming after just a few weeks, and plenty bypass theaters altogether.
  — Lane Brown, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
• Norway's Atle Lie McGrath, the first-run leader, straddled a gate and was out.
  — ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
• The center will also provide standing exhibits, a speaker series, and matinee showings of first-run movies.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
• It’s not known whether Reitman and his associates have plans keep the venue as a first-run theater or to add additional screens.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
• Dine at one of several outstanding restaurants before catching a first-run flick at the island's only movie theater.
  — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
• The showings included first-run double features and eventually adult movies.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Australia’s Network 10 will retain first-run rights in Australia for the new chapter of the series.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2023
• In addition to first-run movies, be sure to take advantage of retro movie nights, and look for a menu of drive-in classics, including corndogs, nachos and ice cream.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
• In the late ’70s, Hooper’s movie had made its way from first-run theaters to the threadbare drive-ins of New England.
  — Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
• What no one saw during the competition Thursday was Kim pulling Choi aside after Choi’s nasty first-run fall.
  — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
• The audience levels needed to generate enough ad revenue to support first-run programming in daytime no longer exists.
  — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• Shiffrin had a mistake early in her run, but won time on her competitors in the remaining sections to put pressure on first-run leader Vlhova.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
• Such audience pockets might develop around people in the market for a new car, or a consumer interested in attending a first-run movie.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
• As part of the new deal, Prime Video will secure an exclusive window after Starz’s earlier first-run window.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
• The drumbeat for the diminishing prospects of the first-run syndication business has been growing louder over the past few years amid a shrinking marketplace.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
• Moreover, the theater will be focused on centering first-run movies, indie films, and other content from Latino filmmakers.
  — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024