Examples of 'first dozen' in a sentence

Meaning of "first dozen"

The phrase 'first dozen' typically refers to the first twelve items or a group of twelve things in a particular sequence or order. It is used to specify a limited quantity or to highlight the initial or primary set of objects, items, or events

How to use "first dozen" in a sentence

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He owned one of the first dozen telephones.
The first dozen died in an instant.
I heard you the first dozen times.
My first dozen batches wereewage.
He stopped counting the dead after the first dozen.
Lives of the first dozen were measured in hours.
You will not feel anything after the first dozen.
Only the first dozen or so times.
He focused on creating original literary work during his first dozen years as a priest.
It was the first dozen times we heard it.
There was only one event held in each of the first dozen Olympic games.
It was one of the first dozen protein structures solved.
Johnson 's dictionary was not the first English dictionary, nor even among the first dozen.
Teahouse of the first dozen times east toys.
The first dozen or so years were a desperate hand to mouth struggle for survival.

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It was the first dozen times.
The first dozen seasons saw many performances and events of historical significance.
She posed for at least the first dozen albums I did.
As if the first dozen times it happened were not embarrassing enough.
Self-defense ends somewhere between the first dozen stab wounds and the castration.
You bet first dozen and first column at the same time.
One of the world 's first dozen polo men.
Many of the first dozen or so will work for the majority of magazines.
The red wins, and the first dozen.
Try the first dozen again.
And it was in this hallway 21 years ago, that we gave out the first dozen.
The first dozen hours of Valkyria Revolution are not encouraging.
Seven, and the first dozen.
In her first dozen issues or so, she constantly changed her costume.
If my father dies… Yeah, yeah. I heard you the first dozen times.
Only the first dozen pages of the manuscript are typed ; the remainder is handwritten.
It 's a good idea after the first dozen washes to recheck the levelness of the washer.
In the first dozen or so years I worked as a news photographer, nights were different.
Once you have seen the first dozen planets, you have seen them all.
Denny 's first dozen albums featured model Sandy Warner on the cover.
I heard you the first dozen times. - Yeah, yeah.
For the first dozen miles, the trail follows the Susan River.
This issue completes the first dozen issues and marks the end of the 6th volume.
For the first dozen years, clubs from New Jersey and Massachusetts dominated the competition.
For the college's first dozen years, he served as a regent.
As you said the first dozen times we attempted reanimation, Professor … and failed.
After the first dozen times, I learned my lesson.
America 's first dozen presidents-excepting only those named Adams-were slaveholders.
The first dozen again, 6 and black.

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