How to Use make the first move in a Sentence

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• This time, Haden made the first move.
  — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
• In the face of a threat, who gets to make the first move?
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
• Time will tell, but the clock is now ticking on who will make the first move.
  — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
• Some contender will make the first move to beef up a rotation.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 4 May 2023
• Both sides have insisted that the other needs to make the first move to restart talks.
  — John Koblin, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• Once, a tattooed whiteboy stepped inside, and the group looked to me to make the first move.
  — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
• At other times, neither leader has wanted to make the first move.
  — Katie Rogers, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
• Be adventuresome, reach out and make the first move; dream big and be willing to take a chance.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2024
• Bumble is a dating app that encourages women to make the first move.
  — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
• One reason to be hopeful is that some net states aren’t waiting around for governments to make the first move.
  — Alexis Wichowski, Wired, 19 Apr. 2021
• Those dynamics haven’t stopped state lawmakers who want to make the first move to protect gun rights in their states.
  — Lindsay Whitehurst, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2021
• Instead, the two sides are once again playing a game of chicken, waiting for the other side to make the first move.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
• The former sheep herder has a 35-man army ready to make the first move, but his moral compass is still nagging at him.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
• But come prepared to make the first move; the key lies in taking initiative and seizing the moment.
  — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
• For now, supporters of sending tanks are focused on getting some country to make the first move.
  — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• Use this lunation to make the first move with a love interest or work on getting a fun side hustle off the ground.
  — Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
• After spotting each other from across the room, Liv decided to make the first move.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• Not everyone has to wait for matches to make the first move, Bumble’s website says.
  — Morgan Sung, NBC News, 11 July 2022
• Rather than await the outcome, Farage made the first move by triggering an election himself.
  — ABC News, 8 July 2026
• But Biden and his allies have so far indicated the ball is in Iran’s court to make the first move.
  — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2021
• Bumble was created as a digital platform where women make the first move on men.
  — Denny Jacob, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022
• In the first days of the celebration, young people often find a spouse; the women often make the first move.
  — New York Times, 27 Dec. 2020
• The better strategy would be to instead apply pressure and wait for Putin to make the first move.
  — Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
• Nobody knows the exact value of these types of players, and Avila isn't going to make the first move.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2020
• If the duo needs to cross a gap, the player will need to make the first move and turn back to call Neva, who’s unsure of her footing.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
• Even Bumble’s core proposition—that women make the first move—is getting an update.
  — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022
• This could manifest as a spontaneous date, a passion project with a lover or finally making the first move.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
• Be the one to make the first move, embrace life and take responsibility for your happiness.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
• Lundell cut toward the net from the left side of the ice, along the goal line, and waited for Korpisalo to make the first move.
  — David Wilson, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
• Only women can make the first move, giving them more control over the dating app experience.
  — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025