: available for public viewing for the first time
first-run movies
also : exhibiting first-run movies
first-run theaters

Examples of first-run in a Sentence

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Monarch regulars shouted at each other from across the lot, sharing first-run plans and intel on lift openings. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024 But in addition to a lot more first-run fare, signing up for Hallmark+ directly through the app or Hallmark website will also offer some new fringe retail benefits. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024 At the time, there were paltry first-run films to play. Jake Coyle, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2024 Chances are your neighborhood movie theater shows only first-run movies. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for first-run 

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of first-run was in 1910

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“First-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-run. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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