at the beginning
Example Sentences
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The chief of Turkey's Pegasus Airlines, Guliz Ozturk, noted wryly that it was standard practice for carriers to predict various scenarios at the beginning of the year, only to see something entirely different happen.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Kavanna, from Wigan, started her shirt business at the beginning of 2025 and has made more than 350 shirts since she started.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Led by French phenom Victor Wembanyama, they’re more of a Cinderella story; they had little chance of winning the NBA Finals at the beginning of the year, per the oddsmakers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
To us, the house salad that got passed around at the beginning of every meal was perfect, save for one ingredient: the plump, black olives.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
We knew that Willem had found hiding places at the beginning of the occupation for the German Jews who had been living in his house.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
