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.
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On a first-time trip to Paris, biting into the city’s best baguettes and croissants is as much on the bucket list for many as a visit to the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Additionally, the government’s weekly look at first-time jobless claims filings comes out on Wednesday.
—Morgan Chittum,zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Tana and Gordon became first-time parents in 1998 after welcoming their eldest daughter, Megan Ramsay.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Against Chelsea, the 30-year-old times his run to find Bruno Guimaraes’s pass for a first-time delivery.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Additionally, the government’s weekly look at first-time jobless claims filings comes out on Wednesday.
—Morgan Chittum,zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Tana and Gordon became first-time parents in 1998 after welcoming their eldest daughter, Megan Ramsay.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Against Chelsea, the 30-year-old times his run to find Bruno Guimaraes’s pass for a first-time delivery.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first-time
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“First-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-time. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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