Below you will find example sentences with "first appearance". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

First Appearance in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: appearance
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 18
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.8 words

Words in this phrase

first appearance

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • first can mean: Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. Very common word
  • appearance can mean: The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

between that first appearance and his 1× in his first appearance in the 1× in its first appearance in the 1× in this first appearance in the 1× made his first appearance as a 1× made his first appearance as khalil 1× made his first appearance in ohio 1× makes her first appearance in neil 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after establishing a 1× barcelona coach ernesto 1× calloway made his 1× cena went on 1× centre peta hiku 1× corona del mar 1×

Common sentence endings:

a different uniform 1× among small agencies 1× appearance since 2019 1× character in one 1× de cordova reid 1× democratic presidential nominee 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

year 6× season 5× makes 3× cup 3× meghan 2× markle 2× royal 2× senior 2× thor 2× band 2× logo 2× off 2×

Related phrases

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings first phase first nations first amendment first sight

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around appearance:

court appearance 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

first anniversary first amendment first aid firms recently firing range fires burning

Just after it in the phrase index:

first attempt first base first battle first bet first black first cause

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings

Same ending:

court appearance

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first appearance" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as between that first appearance and his, in his first appearance in the, year, season and makes stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady, first round and court appearance, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first appearance

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

This one pits Thor’s first appearance up against Thor’s fourth appearance in the MCU. (16 words)

The National Indian Gaming Commission, making its first appearance on the survey, was first among small agencies. (17 words)

Centre Peta Hiku plays his first Test since 2022 while Kodi Nikorima makes his first appearance since 2019. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The first season of is adapted from the first two volumes, Preludes and NocturnesDespair makes her first appearance in Neil Gaiman's comics in the second volume and is briefly introduced as the twin sister of her sibling Desire. (39 words)

Meghan Markle makes first appearance on Good Morning America since royal exitThe Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle made her first TV appearance on Monday since stepping down as a senior member of the British Royal family alongside her. (38 words)

The creator John Byrne once parodied the Beyonder by letting Mister Mxyzptlk assume a form and identity that was similar in clothing and appearance to the Beyonder in this first appearance in the post-Crisis continuity. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Meghan Markle makes first appearance on Good Morning America since royal exitThe Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle made her first TV appearance on Monday since stepping down as a senior member of the British Royal family alongside her.

This one pits Thor’s first appearance up against Thor’s fourth appearance in the MCU.

And that, in the six weeks between that first appearance and his public appearance before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, much had changed that forced him to also revise and extend his original contentions.

Cena went on to tease an appearance at WrestleMania next year, noting he hasn’t missed the event since his first appearance.

Gigs included an appearance at the Apple Store on London's Regent Street, which featured Mick Quinn's first appearance in the band since his injury.

Load also marked the first appearance of a new Metallica logo that rounded off the stabbing edges of the band's earlier logo, greatly simplifying its appearance.

The creator John Byrne once parodied the Beyonder by letting Mister Mxyzptlk assume a form and identity that was similar in clothing and appearance to the Beyonder in this first appearance in the post-Crisis continuity.

The first season of is adapted from the first two volumes, Preludes and NocturnesDespair makes her first appearance in Neil Gaiman's comics in the second volume and is briefly introduced as the twin sister of her sibling Desire.

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Barcelona Coach Ernesto Valverde took no chances after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, starting Messi in his first appearance in the tournament this season — he had rested for the first three cup games.

After establishing a career built in large part on his streams of various first-person shooter games, earlier this year TimTheTatman finally made his first appearance as a playable character in one.

Corona del Mar, a senior-led team, advanced to its first Open Division semifinal in its first appearance in the third-year, elite playoff grouping.

Centre Peta Hiku plays his first Test since 2022 while Kodi Nikorima makes his first appearance since 2019.

It's the first appearance this season for the 25-year-old right-hander, and his first outing in more than a year.

One of the Vikings’ top players is running back Aaron Jones, who spent his first seven years playing for Green Bay and will be making his first appearance at Lambeau Field in a different uniform.

The Cobbydalers’ biggest game this month is yet to come, as they visit West Didsbury & Chorlton in the FA Cup first qualifying round this Saturday, their first appearance at that stage for 20 years.

The National Indian Gaming Commission, making its first appearance on the survey, was first among small agencies.

The team news is in for City and it's a first appearance of pre-season for Faes, and first starts for Vestergaard, Kristiansen, and De Cordova-Reid.

Calloway made his first appearance as Khalil Payne/Painkiller in the first season of as a recurring guest before being promoted to series regular starting with the show's sophomore year.

However, Spurs boss Karen Hills gave Morgan her first appearance off the bench during last week’s 1-1 draw at Reading - and the World Cup winner was afforded her first start in Bristol.

The day after the first debate with Trump in Cleveland, Biden made his first appearance in Ohio on Wednesday as the Democratic presidential nominee.

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