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

First Female in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: female
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 25
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 31.5 words

Words in this phrase

first female

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
  • female can mean: Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

and the first female academic staff 1× and the first female artist ever 1× and the first female senior lead 1× and the first female to serve 1× appointed the first female chief judge 1× as the first female united nations 1× becoming the first female mayor of 1× career the first female deputy leader 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and in february 1× as mayor she 1× at rampart division 1× awe who was 1× chief folake solanke 1× exactly 34 years 1×

Common sentence endings:

2013 to 2016 1× as senior counsel 1× at the top 1× british flat racing 1× christy gabriel nwankwo 1× female editorial board 1×

Context words

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

senior 5× chief 5× history 4× university 4× general 3× career 3× record 3× nigerian 3× serving 3× san 3× president 3× year 3×

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 female:

female characters 9× two female 8× black female 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

first ever first episode first element first edition first down first degree

Just after it in the phrase index:

first floor first generation first goal first grade first half first husband

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

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

Same ending:

adult female two female black female

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first female" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 31.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and the first female academic staff, and the first female artist ever, senior, chief and history stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady, first round, female characters, two female and black female, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first female

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

Short example sentences

Many venture firms have zero female partners and some are just hiring their first female partner in decades. (18 words)

And in February this year, Saudi Arabia sent a female envoy to the United States, its first female ambassador. (19 words)

LeBon was the first female Editor-in-Chief of The Maroon and Garcia and McCutchon make the first female editorial board. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

It was her first record to reach the top position in the UK album charts, also making her the first female British artist to achieve that status, and the first female artist ever to enter the album chart at the top. (41 words)

Katy was the first female Senior Executive in the CIA's Logistics Career Service as well as the first Senior Executive Support Officer in the South Asia War Theater (and the first and only female to date in the position). (40 words)

In addition, an award honouring Dada Saheb Phalke and another dedicated to Dada Saheb’s wife Saraswatibai, the first female technician of India, will be given to a female technician every year, starting this year for contribution to Indian cinema. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Her assignment as a black female pilot was also applauded by Maj. Gen. Sheryl Gordon, the Alabama National Guard’s first female general and the first female to serve as adjutant general for the state.

Katy was the first female Senior Executive in the CIA's Logistics Career Service as well as the first Senior Executive Support Officer in the South Asia War Theater (and the first and only female to date in the position).

It was her first record to reach the top position in the UK album charts, also making her the first female British artist to achieve that status, and the first female artist ever to enter the album chart at the top.

As mayor she had 12 consecutive terms and during that time, Mississauga was the first to have both a female police chief and first female fire chief in the country.

Awe, who was first female lecturer at the Department of History, University of Ibadan and the first female academic staff in a Nigerian university, emphasised the importance of record keeping culture and history for posterity.

Feinstein, who was the longest-serving female US senator in history, had a career marked with several historic firsts, including becoming the first female mayor of San Francisco and California’s first woman sent to the US Senate.

LeBon was the first female Editor-in-Chief of The Maroon and Garcia and McCutchon make the first female editorial board.

At Rampart Division, she became one of the first two female Field Training Officers; and the first female Senior Lead Officer in 1987.

Advertentie

Ms Burney was the first female Indigenous MP elected to the House of Representatives, while gold medal Olympian Ms Peris was the first female Indigenous parliamentarian, serving as a Northern Territory senator between 2013 to 2016.

Chief Folake Solanke (SAN) is the first female to became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the first Nigerian female lawyer to wear the silk gown as Senior Counsel.

It remains the crowning glory of a record-breaking career - the first female Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, the first woman ever to run for Party Leader, and, as of 2017, parliament's longest serving female MP.

He also appointed the first female Chief Judge, Retired Justice Daisy Okocha and first female President of Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Christy Gabriel-Nwankwo.

He said Kiran Bedi, who served as the first female United Nations Police Advisor, and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, the first female President of the General Assembly, have been “trailblazers” in the world organisation.

Praisy Dlamini, the first female Cape Winemakers Guild protégée, is the powerhouse behind Amandla – an all-female, all-black team of vino experts.

And in February this year, Saudi Arabia sent a female envoy to the United States, its first female ambassador.

Exactly 34 years after the University of Benin got the first female Vice-Chancellor in the history of Nigerian tertiary education, another female vice-chancellor has been appointed to run the affairs of the university.

In addition, an award honouring Dada Saheb Phalke and another dedicated to Dada Saheb’s wife Saraswatibai, the first female technician of India, will be given to a female technician every year, starting this year for contribution to Indian cinema.

Madam Clinton, who is the only female aspirant in the GFA presidential race, on Friday, September 20, submitted her forms as she bids to become Ghana’s first female football president.

Many venture firms have zero female partners and some are just hiring their first female partner in decades.

Racing’s rulers should consider financial incentives and perhaps even quotas as a way of increasing opportunities for female jockeys, according to Karen Wiltshire, who was the first female professional to ride a winner in British Flat racing.

Advertentie