starting blocks
Example Sentences
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For me, the characters are all at the starting blocks, but the gun to start the race hasn’t fired yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025
It is not the sprint finish to the finish line, but the sprint finish to the starting blocks.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
Washington state has taken a big step in the right direction, but we’ve only just left the starting blocks.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
"Without a prima facie right, the respondents never got out of the starting blocks," part of the judgement read.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2022
Most embarrassing, but probably effective at giving us an advantage, were our starting blocks.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
