Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word first-place.

Examples

  • Here are this week's results, followed by overall record, overall points, first-place votes and impeccable wit.

    Atlantic 11 Week 10: Hoyas win, Hoyas win Dan Steinberg 2011

  • The defending champion New Orleans Saints finished two points behind, despite garnering four first-place votes.

    NFL power rankings: Colts top the field in post-draft analysis 2010

  • The winner will receive many literary accolades and a first-place certificate tastefully printed on the nicest printer paper I can find in my filing cabinet (plus, they're telling me, a Field & Stream ball cap from the editors).

    The Six-Word Story Contest 2009

  • Annulling the election outright could also ruin the advantage of first-place candidate Mirlande Manigat, a conservative former first lady whose supporters have protested violently in her favor, mainly in the countryside.

    Stores close as tense Haiti awaits ballot news 2011

  • The winner will receive many literary accolades and a first-place certificate tastefully printed on the nicest printer paper I can find in my filing cabinet (plus, they're telling me, a Field & Stream ball cap from the editors).

    The Six-Word Story Contest 2009

  • At the end of this season, the first-place Yankees may look back on June as their most important month of the season.

    How the Yankees Got Better by Getting Hurt Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • The Buckeyes are one of three top 10 teams not to lose last week and they received all the first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday.

    New College Basketball Standings AP 2011

  • But, first things first -- against the first-place team

    It's back to baseball as Braves invade Philly - sports 2009

  • The Buckeyes are one of three top 10 teams not to lose last week and they received all the first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday.

    New College Basketball Standings AP 2011

  • Is the third-place team in the NFC South, or even the second-place team in the NFC East, really more "deserving" than the first-place team in the NFC West with a worse record?

    Better than BCS Michael Oriard 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.