Examples of 'they were the first' in a sentence

Meaning of "they were the first"

they were the first: referring to individuals who were the initial ones to do or achieve something

How to use "they were the first" in a sentence

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they were the first
They were the first to arrive in the garden.
I always say they were the first feminists.
They were the first around the moon.
And of course they were the first gods.
They were the first mandarins of the season.
When cotton was unavailable they were the first to go bankrupt.
They were the first cowboys in the region.
They write as if they were the first.
They were the first to not bear children.
It was theirs if they were the first to claim and cut it.
They were the first to be treated by focused ultrasound.
And they said they were the first ones here.
They were the first war correspondents in history.
Now they claim they were the first here.
They were the first to oppose their power.

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It is believed that they were the first people to grow potatoes.
They were the first bands on the scene.
The myth is that they were the first people created.
They were the first to print the slogan.
It could be said that they were the first to get here.
They were the first inhabitants in this place.
In doing this they were the first.
They were the first to draw attention to this.
I always figured they were the first people there.
They were the first pair voted out.
I suspect that many people feel they were the first.
Perhaps they were the first images of a film.
The consequences are then worse than they were the first time.
They were the first PPTs used on a spacecraft.
It is not known if they were the first whites to see the river.
They were the first victims of political decisions.
But let us just assume they were the first people here.
They were the first and second to vote.
I thought cults believed they were the first to get into heaven.
They were the first students of this school.
Some young people but they were the first ones.
They were the first to climb the mountain.
And the cravings are lesser than they were the first day.
They were the first sporadic groups to be discovered.
The symptoms were much more noticeable than they were the first time.
They were the first fuel cells to be commercialized.
The booths are significant in that they were the first specifically.
They were the first inhabitants in the area.
I only hang out with them because they were the first to accept me.
They were the first mortals ever to fly.
Their size and location suggest that they were the first permanent teeth of the mammoth.
They were the first people that we talked to.
According to history they were the first colony to practice Monotheism.
They were the first black background singers.
I thought cults believe they were the first to get into Heaven.

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