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'start' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'start' with 20 example sentences.

start noun

: the beginning of anything

: the time at which something is supposed to begin

: a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

: a sudden involuntary movement

: the act of starting something

: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

: a signal to begin (as in a race)

: the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

start verb

: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

: set in motion, cause to start

: depart for someplace

: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

: bring into being

: get off the ground

: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

: get going or set in motion

: begin or set in motion

: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

: play in the starting lineup

: have a beginning characterized in some specified way

: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

: bulge outward

starting start off start up start out start over start with head start start again get started start from scratch jump-start false start
  • It started to rain a little.
  • I'm starting a new life.
  • Let's start with the easy questions.
  • She started taking her clothes off.
  • On what date did your last period start?
  • The person sitting next to me started talking to me.
  • I started writing a new book yesterday.
  • School starts in September in Europe.
  • He locked himself in the bathroom and started to cry.
  • We're starting from scratch.
  • What if they start asking questions?
  • She started crying and I started crying too.
  • I always start my day with a cup of coffee.
  • We won't start the meeting until she comes.
  • Almost everything is easier to start than to finish.
  • My son started drinking and smoking.
  • It's never too late to start learning foreign languages.
  • I started learning Russian recently.
  • It doesn't matter who started it or why.
  • He started to empty his pockets.

    • Words related to 'start'

    begin beginning

    Words near 'start' in the dictionary

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