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The standouts get scooped up by teams in need, with an unspoken rule that the last-place teams get first dibs at any especially talented newcomers.—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025 There’s also a $100 VIP ticket option that includes admission, parking, early entry, exclusive shirt and button, one drink ticket and first dibs at choosing a seat inside the theater.—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025 Better Things Hive gets first dibs, followed by PostmasterFlex, and then A Real Wicked Conclave gets what’s left.—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 Boarding planes early has several perks, including first dibs at overhead bin space and dodging long lines at the gate.—Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dibs
Word History
Etymology
short for dibstones jacks, from obsolete dib to dab
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