Examples of 'were not the first' in a sentence

Meaning of "were not the first"

were not the first: This phrase implies that a particular group or individual did not initiate or start a certain action, trend, or event, suggesting they were not the original participants or creators

How to use "were not the first" in a sentence

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were not the first
Although they were not the first lips.
We were not the first company he had contacted.
As though this were not the first time.
We were not the first ones to acquire nuclear weapons.
Unfortunately we were not the first to arrive.
We were not the first ones to point this out.
Aliou and his friends were not the first.
You were not the first one here.
The recently uncovered accusations were not the first.
Plants were not the first photosynthesisers on land.
Maruyama and his group were not the first to attack.
These were not the first cases of cybervulnerability.
Cardiologists were not the first.
They were not the first to use chocolate.
I understand that the agents were not the first ones there.

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They were not the first smartphone company.
There was no area of work in which they were not the first ones.
And they were not the first to use it.
Recent ATHENA product trials were not the first.
Women were not the first artists.
Of course the drawings I sent from jail were not the first ones they had seen.
But they were not the first creatures to fly.
Or yours less I understand that the agents were not the first ones there.
We were not the first ones here.
You did not create it and you were not the first ones to inhabit it.
You were not the first with this problem.
So The Beatles hits he had were not the first pop hits.
These were not the first buildings in the area.
Al and Tipper Gore were not the first.
You were not the first white professional man.
They are not unmindful that they were not the first to have studied this phenomenon.
These were not the first locomotives to use geared transmission.
To tell truth, you were not the first choice.
We were not the first to test.
When we introduced our plastic brick, we were not the first to do so.
The stations were not the first in the village.
He admitted that this week 's racist incidents were not the first of its kind.
But we were not the first to wait.
However, the council 's pronouncements on music were not the first attempt at reform.
They were not the first to be amazed.
Interestingly enough, women were not the first to wear heels.
They were not the first to study.
Although Parke-Davis synthesised the compound, it seems certain that they were not the first.
Those five girls were not the first to be butchered.
Were not the first people drawn to the island.
Because we were not the first.
They were not the first people to come to this country without proper documentation.
They remind us that we were not the first people on this land.
They were not the first who tried to start a new life in this fertile land.
Reformed thinkers, it must be noted, were not the first to advance this interpretation.

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