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Example sentences for "first prize"

  • First prize--Hambletonian 2nd (Volunteer) by Hambletonian Joseph Hetzel Time, 2.

  • Mrs. Herring's Champion Jimmy is very well known as a first prize-winner in many shows.

  • Sylvio took a first prize at the New York Show, 1895, but unfortunately was poisoned before he was a year old.

  • Blue Boy commenced his career as a show cat, or rather kitten, at three months old, when he was awarded a first prize, and when the judge told his mistress that if he fulfilled his early promise he would make a grand cat.

  • They took a first prize, but two of them have since come to an untimely end.

  • She took a first prize at Ghent in 1829, and became a pupil of her uncle, Henri van Assche, who was often called the painter of waterfalls.

  • Last year it won the First Prize as a light-weight hunter, First Prize as a hack, and Highly Commended as a charger--disqualified from a prize on account of having no mane.

  • I tell you I've seen horse after horse change hands after winning a First Prize as a General's property and then win nothing at all as a common Officer's or junior civilian's, until bought again by a Big Pot.

  • There was no first prize awarded to them.

  • He wanted me to have a first prize in spite of my bad recitation.

  • I was transfigured with joy and wildly excited, so sure I felt of a first prize.

  • Well, I'm glad they showed up Amanda--and Billie Bradley certainly deserved the first prize.

  • And you would have won the first prize if it hadn't been for that cat," added Vi fiercely.

  • I trust Eisteddfod committees, when they contemplate putting the curb upon us poor poets, will think of the Wrexham National Eisteddfod, and how half the "Death of Saul" took a first prize.

  • There were three contestants who spoke from the platform in competition for the prizes offered from the Gideon Memorial Fund as follows: First Prize--G.

  • I won a first prize at the Omaha exposition.

  • First Prize," shall stand the right way up; either that or you leave my service.

  • And I say let's vote unanimous on their pick, and let each town hold a first prize and go home in friendship, feeling it has been treated right.

  • First prize, largest number of votes cast, 11, for Salvisa van Meter.

  • They had all voted for Lewis Hendricks and Iona Judd for second prize, and every family had voted the first prize to its own baby.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    first appeared; first arrived; first base; first began; first birthday; first blush; first book; first care; first century; first coming; first expedition; first hand; first journey; first night; first round; first sight; first used; first very; first view; first week; first went; first winter; first words; not understand; the senate; unclean until the evening