first pick

noun

: the opportunity to choose first

The girls got to choose their partners, and she got (the) first pick.

: the person or thing that is chosen ahead of all others

She was their first pick for the lead role in the play.

Examples of first pick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Saginaw took Chernyshov 56th overall in the CHL Import Draft earlier this summer. Chernyshov, listed at 6-foot-3 and 203 pounds, was taken with the first pick of the second round, 33rd overall, by the Sharks last month. —

Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024 Williams was the overwhelming favorite to be selected with the first pick in this year’s draft after a productive college career with the University of Southern California. —

Ben Morse, CNN, 17 July 2024 Pipeline: 22 | ESPN: 25 The Orioles used their first pick on Honeycutt, one of the most polarizing prospects in the draft. —

Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2024 Clingan, 20, could be the first native of Connecticut ever taken with the first pick in the draft. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for first pick

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