opening gun
Example Sentences
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Mussmon, a Liberty-bound senior, was impressive on his future home track, taking the lead from the opening gun.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022
The current negotiations promise to be the opening gun in a years-long campaign to expand American exports by rewriting many of the rules that govern �and now restrict�world trade.
From Time Magazine Archive
Edward Stephen Harkness, Manhattan financier, whose family has given millions to Yale, fired the opening gun of the Taft campaign with a gift of $500,000.*
From Time Magazine Archive
Vim's Matthews, at 24 the youngest of the skippers, is unsurpassed at beating the competition to the starting line by precious seconds, in last week's trial series trailed only once at the opening gun.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gradually this plan became popular, until Dwight Davis and Holcombe Ward surprised the tennis world with their new service, now the American twist, and used it as an opening gun in a net attack.
From The Art of Lawn Tennis by Tilden, William (Bill) Tatem
