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

First Quarter in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: first
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 17
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 33.5 words

Words in this phrase

first quarter

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
  • quarter can mean: A fourth part of something. Common 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:

in the first quarter 2× about the first quarter it sounds 1× below 2022 first quarter revenues 1× benefit the first quarter and the 1× end the first quarter inside the 1× expect the first quarter 2023 revenues 1× for the first quarter but just 1× from the first quarter as weaker 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a pair of 1× average aum was 1× both teams started 1× compared to the 1× core personal consumption 1× darnold finished 19 1×

Common sentence endings:

the first quarter 3× continue to improve 1× first quarter revenues 1× give yard line 1× if anything slipped 1× of the year 1×

Context words

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

points 5× year 5× end 3× third 3× sales 2× specs 2× got 2× period 2× half 2× teams 2× strong 2× minutes 2×

Related phrases

quarter valued first floor first lady first round third quarter fourth quarter first inning quarter holdings first leg first innings

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around first:

first two 10× first woman 10× first black 9× first half 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

first published first playoff first player first phase first period first oscar

Just after it in the phrase index:

first reading first republic first round first season first session first sight

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

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

Same ending:

third quarter fourth quarter previous quarter same quarter recent quarter

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first quarter" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 33.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as in the first quarter, about the first quarter it sounds, points, year and end stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with quarter valued, first floor, first lady, first two, first woman and first black, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first quarter

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

Short example sentences

We expect the first quarter 2023 revenues to be below 2022 first quarter revenues. (14 words)

The quarter-on-quarter contraction in the October-December period was the first since the first quarter of 2021. (19 words)

The beauty of that is it will also benefit the first quarter and the second quarter and the third quarter until we anniversary that. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

So this kind of 2.1% which is on this slide for the first 9 months and is coming from this kind of low point in the first quarter at 1.9% or the improved level at 2.2% in the third quarter, the foregoes rather should continue to improve. (50 words)

And one of the reasons our first quarter was stronger than we thought was with our sales picking up the first quarter, we talked about 58% of our first quarter sales being specs and a number of those specs, we not only got sold, we got closed. (47 words)

The Tigers battled some rain and a few miscues during the first half of play and failed to put any points on the board but held Anniston on the field forcing punts twice in the first quarter and three in the second quarter. (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

And one of the reasons our first quarter was stronger than we thought was with our sales picking up the first quarter, we talked about 58% of our first quarter sales being specs and a number of those specs, we not only got sold, we got closed.

The quarter-on-quarter contraction in the October-December period was the first since the first quarter of 2021.

A pair of 3s within the first minute of the second quarter stretched the Cardinal lead to its biggest of the first half at 11, part of the larger 20-4 stretch that spanned the end of the first quarter.

Both teams started strong but with 6 minutes left in the first quarter, jay intercepted a Vernon pass, leading up to jay scoring the first points with 3 minutes remaining in the first quarter.

As you can see, even this year, first quarter, we did it a Tier 2. And then last quarter, so the fourth quarter last year, we did a senior preferred 650 million.

Average AUM was essentially flat quarter-over-quarter, and our average fee realization rose to 52.1 basis points, which contributed to higher revenue compared with the first quarter of the year.

Core personal consumption expenditures rose 2.4% in the third quarter, just under estimates, a downturn from 3.7% in the previous quarter, and 5.0% in the first quarter.

Southeast Asia's second-largest economy grew 1.8 per cent in the April-June period year-on-year and 0.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter, slowing sharply from the first quarter as weaker exports and investment undercut tourism strength.

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The beauty of that is it will also benefit the first quarter and the second quarter and the third quarter until we anniversary that.

Finally, if the first quarter is online again, many students would probably choose to take autumn quarter off even if they didn’t take this quarter off.

Darnold finished 19 of 30 for 293 yards with touchdown passes to Daniel Brown in the first quarter, Robby Anderson and Ryan Griffin in the second quarter and ex-Redskins wide receiver Jamison Crowder in the fourth quarter.

Compared to the first quarter, there is going to be, yes, effects is going to be better and volumes and pricing, but will be a little bit lower than what we had in the first quarter from what we say.

He hit two 3-pointers and had eight points in the first quarter to keep the Tigers within striking distance at the end of the first quarter (22-17).

I mean, obviously you're talking about the first quarter, it sounds like things are going extremely well for the first quarter, but just curious if anything slipped.

So this kind of 2.1% which is on this slide for the first 9 months and is coming from this kind of low point in the first quarter at 1.9% or the improved level at 2.2% in the third quarter, the foregoes rather should continue to improve.

The first quarter for us, you will tend to see gross margins be pretty strong because it tends to be more – our first quarter tends to be more heavily weighted towards parts and consumables.

The Tigers battled some rain and a few miscues during the first half of play and failed to put any points on the board but held Anniston on the field forcing punts twice in the first quarter and three in the second quarter.

They would pile up 72 rushing yards in the first quarter and were knocking on the door to end the first quarter inside the give yard line.

This was the first meeting between the two teams this season, and although the Alberni squad kept things competitive in the first quarter, Dover Bay’s Luke Linder scored 30 points in the second quarter to send the team reeling.

We expect the first quarter 2023 revenues to be below 2022 first quarter revenues.

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