first pick
noun
1
: the opportunity to choose first
The girls got to choose their partners, and she got (the) first pick.
2
: the person or thing that is chosen ahead of all others
She was their first pick for the lead role in the play.
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Otherwise, the winning yellow team’s first pick is Central (including pork, peaches, and rainbow trout).
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Ward was selected last August after Gov. Ned Lamont’s first pick failed to make it through the legislative nomination process.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Word leaked then that Manning sought to avoid the Chargers, who held the first pick, in favor of the Giants, who had the fourth pick.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
There’s no guarantee the Giants’ evaluations will lead to a conviction to take Ward or Sanders with their first pick.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Ward was selected last August after Gov. Ned Lamont’s first pick failed to make it through the legislative nomination process.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Word leaked then that Manning sought to avoid the Chargers, who held the first pick, in favor of the Giants, who had the fourth pick.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
There’s no guarantee the Giants’ evaluations will lead to a conviction to take Ward or Sanders with their first pick.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first pick
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“First pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20pick. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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