How to Use at the first opportunity in a Sentence
at the first opportunity
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It was assumed, and rightly, that Ted would run for president at the first opportunity, which was in the 2016 cycle.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2021
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Is demanding Hazard be sold at the first opportunity the best way to encourage him to give his best to Real Madrid?
—New York Times, 7 May 2021
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Coach Seth Littrell’s career arc should be a cautionary tale for any Group of Five coach who has some success but doesn’t get the heck out at the first opportunity.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
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The actress shared her red carpet snapshot on Instagram, and needless to say, fans jumped at the first opportunity to share their opinions.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 18 Mar. 2023
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While the Peavine stretches for several miles, peel off onto Lakeshore Trail at the first opportunity.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2021
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But any regulation will be undone at the first opportunity – or never put in place to begin with.
—Amy Froide, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2022
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Like many Republicans running for office this year, France leapt at the first opportunity to discuss the rising costs of food, gas and other consumer items.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Oct. 2022
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Each party is convinced that the other one will extinguish democracy at the first opportunity.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Sep. 2020
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She’s expected to ascend further in leadership at the first opportunity.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2022
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Bazelon: Will everyone here get vaccinated at the first opportunity?
—New York Times, 24 Dec. 2020
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What comes to mind is the patient who goes through a medical hell created by unhealthy behaviors (drinking, smoking, not exercising), only to return to those behaviors at the first opportunity.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
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Most people don’t have someone who hangs on their every word without superimposing their own experience at the first opportunity.
—Becky Burgum, refinery29.com, 24 May 2022
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Yet the unwilling recruits deserted at the first opportunity, as did volunteers who were having misgivings.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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