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

First Battle in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: battle
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.2 words

Words in this phrase

first battle

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
  • battle can mean: A contest, a struggle. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 7 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:

also the first battle in decades 1× and the first battle of sirte 1× around the first battle of the 1× as the first battle in the 1× as the first battle of cold 1× as the first battle of the 1× at the first battle of bull 1× during the first battle of memphis 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the city 1× alma house dates 1× connaughton p 65 1× first battle of 1× first battle plans 1× nearly a year 1×

Common sentence endings:

battle of nasiriyah 1× between the two 1× during the campaign 1× fight for independence 1× following the battle 1× for fugitive slaves 1×

Context words

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

war 5× alma 3× 1862 2× cold 2× harbor 2× marked 2× plans 2× two 2× contest 2× entrepreneurs 2× pop 2× chance 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 battle:

battle pass 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

first base first attempt first appearance first anniversary first amendment first aid

Just after it in the phrase index:

first bet first black first cause first choice first class first debate

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

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

Same ending:

epic battle

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first battle" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as also the first battle in decades, and the first battle of sirte, war, alma and 1862 stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady, first round and battle pass, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first battle

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

Short example sentences

First battle Plans and preparation further First Battle: Plan of Attack. (11 words)

Nearly a year into the Civil War, the Union was routed at the First Battle of Bull Run. (18 words)

To date Ramona, Scott must first battle her seven "evil" exes, who range from egotistical film stars to bassists with vegan superpowers. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

With the interest from area entrepreneurs around the first Battle of the Pop-Up, the Mall at Wellington Green has announced that local entrepreneurs will have the chance to submit their business ideas for a second Battle of the Pop-Up contest. (42 words)

The two will do battle at in a singles contest for the WWE Women's World Championship, but based on how this feud has gone, it will likely be just the first battle in a multi-month war between the two. (41 words)

On the second round, in March 2003, he led a Marine Corps infantry team into combat, fighting in the battle of Umm Qasr (the first battle of the Iraq War) and the battle of Nasiriyah. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Some accounts refer to the 1862 battle as the First Battle of Cold Harbor, and the 1864 battle as the Second Battle of Cold Harbor.

On the second round, in March 2003, he led a Marine Corps infantry team into combat, fighting in the battle of Umm Qasr (the first battle of the Iraq War) and the battle of Nasiriyah.

This first battle of Ninety Six marked the second battle in South Carolina and the first bloodshed in the state during the fight for independence.

First battle Plans and preparation further First Battle: Plan of Attack.

Plans are being made to mark the anniversary of the first Battle of and this week councillors agreed signage telling visitors about the battle should be improved.

The two will do battle at in a singles contest for the WWE Women's World Championship, but based on how this feud has gone, it will likely be just the first battle in a multi-month war between the two.

Alma House dates from 1865 and was originally called Alma Lodge, having been named after the Battle of Alma which, in 1854, was the first battle of the Crimean War.

The first battle that we see is short but features the aforementioned Gengar and Blastoise hashing it out in an underground illegal Pokemon Battle Ring.

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With the interest from area entrepreneurs around the first Battle of the Pop-Up, the Mall at Wellington Green has announced that local entrepreneurs will have the chance to submit their business ideas for a second Battle of the Pop-Up contest.

Connaughton, p. 65 This battle was also the first battle in decades to be an Asian victory over a European power and marked Russia's inability to match Japan's military prowess.

First Battle of Khorramshahr main On 22 September, a prolonged battle began in the city of Khorramshahr, eventually leaving 7,000 dead on each side.

She escorted several convoys to North Africa and participated in the Battle of Cape Spartivento in late 1940 and the First Battle of Sirte in late 1941.

This became known as the first battle in the Thirty Years' War. citation There was plundering and pillaging in Prague for weeks following the Battle.

They saw their first action at Blackburn's Ford on July 18, resisting a Union Army reconnaissance in force that preceded the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas).

Zack Snyder's Justice League, Darkseid first appears in the history lesson of mankind's first battle against Apokolips thousands of years ago.

Panthers supporters will get their first chance to celebrate Tago’s new deal on Friday night when Penrith tackle the Eels in the first Battle of the West of the season.

This action, sometimes referred to as the "First Battle of the Matanikau", was the first of several major actions around the Matanikau River during the campaign.

Nearly a year into the Civil War, the Union was routed at the First Battle of Bull Run.

To date Ramona, Scott must first battle her seven "evil" exes, who range from egotistical film stars to bassists with vegan superpowers.

After the city was liberated from the Confederate army during the First Battle of Memphis in 1862, it became a beacon for fugitive slaves.

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