beginnings
Example Sentences
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“It gave me a foot in the door,” Foote said of her call-center beginnings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The Wrap said "at times it betrays its amateur beginnings with clunky plotting."
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“It should reflect American values: hard work, humble beginnings, doing right by your neighbor,” the interior designer Annie Elliott told HuffPost.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The best coming-of-age stories derive their power from being endings as much as beginnings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
“I’ll be fine,” she said, but she felt the beginnings of panic whirling in her stomach—why had Taisin left?—and she swept up a piece of glass that nicked her thumb.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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