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

First Meal in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: meal
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.5 words

Words in this phrase

first meal

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
  • meal can mean: Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 6 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:

after our first meal when it 1× and the first meal at 10 1× and your first meal the next 1× during their first meal such control 1× eat your first meal until noon 1× enjoy the first meal because you 1× for your first meal 1× from your first meal is now 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after our first 1× but despite the 1× daniels took to 1× for instance you 1× given that in 1× goldberg s first 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the day 2× a hot slice 1× for toxic symptoms 1× from the first 1× he started struggling 1× his first meal 1×

Context words

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

eat 5× day 4× last 3× changed 3× pick 2× hard 2× enjoy 2× next 2× couple 2× soup 2× went 2× people 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 meal:

meal kit 9× meal plan 8× main meal 7× blood meal 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

first marriage first leg first lady first instance first innings first inning

Just after it in the phrase index:

first met first name first nation first nations first ncaa first novel

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

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

Same ending:

main meal blood meal

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first meal" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 24.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as after our first meal when it, and the first meal at 10, eat, day and last stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady, first round, meal kit, meal plan and main meal, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first meal

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

Short example sentences

She then has her first meal around 12pm, which is usually soup. (12 words)

It was the first meal the couple has had in weeks, they said. (13 words)

Plan ahead, avoid sugary pastries, and opt for quick, healthy items for your first meal. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

It’s hard to enjoy the first meal because you’re so anxious about how much you’re going to have to eat at the second meal…. and then it’s hard to enjoy the second because you’re so full from the first. (44 words)

As well, the way people eat breakfast has changed, Douglas said, with “so many alternatives” available, such as cereal bars, handy grab-and-go options and more convenient places for people to pick up their first meal of the day. (40 words)

For instance, you stop eating at 8 p.m. and don’t eat your first meal until noon the next day; or you eat only 500 calories two days per week and normal calories the rest of the week. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Given that in most cases mosquitoes pick up disease pathogens during their first meal, such control methods could substantially delay the first blood meal of mosquitos, making them infectious for a shorter period of time.

It’s hard to enjoy the first meal because you’re so anxious about how much you’re going to have to eat at the second meal…. and then it’s hard to enjoy the second because you’re so full from the first.

Or you could have the last meal at 8 pm and the first meal at 10 am.

Start by gradually extending the time between your last meal at night and your first meal the next day.

My first meal is at 1 p.m. and my last meal is before 9 p.m. and that’s it.

Shiva customs Traditionally, the first meal after the funeral, the seudat havra'ah ( Hebrew : סעודת הבראה "meal of comforting"), is supplied by neighbors and friends.

It was the first meal the couple has had in weeks, they said.

She then has her first meal around 12pm, which is usually soup.

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Plan ahead, avoid sugary pastries, and opt for quick, healthy items for your first meal.

This follows the discovery that a takeaway pizza is often the first meal after relocating, with 50% choosing a hot slice.

After our first meal when it became apparent that we would need portable electric roaster ovens, the Springvale Knights of Columbus just went out and bought them for us.

As well, the way people eat breakfast has changed, Douglas said, with “so many alternatives” available, such as cereal bars, handy grab-and-go options and more convenient places for people to pick up their first meal of the day.

But despite the success of the first meal, it wasn't long before he started struggling.

But while his business has changed hugely since the first meal was prepared in 2012, one thing hasn’t changed – Mr Jurlina’s cooking abilities.

Daniels took to Instagram Stories to share a couple of photos of his first meal.

For instance, you stop eating at 8 p.m. and don’t eat your first meal until noon the next day; or you eat only 500 calories two days per week and normal calories the rest of the week.

Goldberg’s first meal consisted of watered-down wheat soup, a chunk of bread, and some small potatoes.

Gunasena said his first meal at Warren Dining Hall went smoothly and that while it seems Dining Services is still working out the kinks in its new arrangement, he was pleased with the experience.

He saw the hungry kid who needed 20 sen in his pocket to buy something to eat in the canteen – probably his first meal of the day.

The MMH (the toxin) from your first meal is now stored within your body and it is currently below the threshold limit for toxic symptoms.

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