as in right
an entitlement to something
I get dibs on the front seat!
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Recent Examples of dibs
After the league’s commercial backers have called dibs, the postseason avails begin trading in the upfront; whatever’s left is sold in scatter, and nearly always at a premium over the prices set in the spring bazaar.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Camilla, however, being the senior woman in the royal family, always has first dibs.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Apr. 2026
Sale, Strider, Lopez, and Grant Holmes have first dibs on rotation berths with blue-chip rookie JR Ritchie, free agent signee Martin Perez, and holdovers Joey Wentz and Bryce Elder among candidates to round out the rotation.
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Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
7 Mar. 2026
More than a hundred dibs complaints were lodged with 311 from the weekend.
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Sara MacHi,
CBS News,
1 Dec. 2025
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Camilla, however, being the senior woman in the royal family, always has first dibs.
—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Apr. 2026
Sale, Strider, Lopez, and Grant Holmes have first dibs on rotation berths with blue-chip rookie JR Ritchie, free agent signee Martin Perez, and holdovers Joey Wentz and Bryce Elder among candidates to round out the rotation.
—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
7 Mar. 2026
More than a hundred dibs complaints were lodged with 311 from the weekend.
—
Sara MacHi,
CBS News,
1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dibs
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“Dibs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dibs. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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