dibs
plural noun
Examples of dibs in a Sentence
I get dibs on the front seat!
Recent Examples on the Web
California Caltrans effectively kills 710 Freeway extension after decades-long battle
Nov. 29, 2018
It’s long been anticipated that if the freeway never got finished, Caltrans would sell the houses, with existing tenants getting first dibs.
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
In the house’s eaves, where Sheraton and her husband kept cozy twin offices, the books awaited Slotnick, who specializes in out-of-print and antiquarian titles, and who’d been given first dibs.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In Chicago, there is a wintertime tradition known as dibs.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Still, East Coast summertime has its own dibs situations: the territorial beach umbrella, the Great Lawn Philharmonic blanket grab, the incumbent at the top of the national ticket who won’t cede his perch.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
In the house’s eaves, where Sheraton and her husband kept cozy twin offices, the books awaited Slotnick, who specializes in out-of-print and antiquarian titles, and who’d been given first dibs.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In Chicago, there is a wintertime tradition known as dibs.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Still, East Coast summertime has its own dibs situations: the territorial beach umbrella, the Great Lawn Philharmonic blanket grab, the incumbent at the top of the national ticket who won’t cede his perch.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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“Dibs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dibs. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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