first run

noun

, Movies.

1. the initial exhibition period for a film.

Other Words From

• first-run adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of first run¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Exit polls showed that Trump — who began his first run in 2015 by declaring that Mexicans coming over the border were “rapists and drug dealers” — increased his share of the Latino vote for the second straight election, this time doing better than any GOP presidential candidate since the statistic has been tracked.

From Los Angeles Times

In neighboring Dearborn Heights, with another large Arab American community, Trump claimed 44 percent to Harris’s 38 perfect, marking a shift once unthinkable toward a man who had spent his first run for president demonizing Muslims in America and enacting a Muslim ban during his first term in office.

From Slate

During his first run for office, Vance was revealed as a man who should be understood, for better or for worse, as a central figure in American politics for years to come.

From Salon

Norris chose new tyres for his first run and set the pace with a one minute 8.928 seconds lap, with the Australian just under 0.3secs slower on used tyres.

From BBC

In his first run for office, in 2018, Allred topped a crowded Democratic field and, in a surprise, beat an 11-term incumbent Republican to win the seat he’s held ever since.

From Los Angeles Times