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the first element in a countable series
the first of the month - a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first
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the first or highest in an ordering or series
He wanted to be the first
How To Use number one In A Sentence
- Email and Net abuse at work have become the number one reason why UK employees face the sack, according to a survey out today.
- Although alcoholism remains the number one dependency problem among judges and lawyers, the face of addiction continues to change.
- My number one tipple over the holidays is mulled wine. The Sun
- Fourth, the strange reluctance he felt about abandoning Downes as Suspect Number One.
- In rock'n'roll, the number one consideration is personality. Times, Sunday Times
- Weakness number one is a cumulative amateurishness. The spotlight begins to shine on the coalition's flaws and faultlines | Andrew Rawnsley
- The economy is the number one issue by far.
- Morrissey and the Duranies are back in the charts; the 20th anniversary edition of Purple Rain was released last week; and Band Aid are already being tipped as a dead cert for the Christmas number one spot.
- Number one businessman and number one sailor. Times, Sunday Times
- Her number one single shot her to stardom.
