Examples of first name in a Sentence
Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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For privacy reasons, Patricia asked ABC News to be referred by her first name only.
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Stephanie Mendez, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2025
Although Swift's first name is included in Baldoni's texts, her name is redacted in Lively's.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Fear of the Taliban is only one of the reasons the first names of his parents and siblings are not in this article.
—Jazzmin Jiwa, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Wells in not typically the first name that comes to mind when discussing investment banking, so this may be an area of growth to keep an eye on.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Mendez, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2025
Although Swift's first name is included in Baldoni's texts, her name is redacted in Lively's.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Fear of the Taliban is only one of the reasons the first names of his parents and siblings are not in this article.
—Jazzmin Jiwa, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Wells in not typically the first name that comes to mind when discussing investment banking, so this may be an area of growth to keep an eye on.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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