beginning

Example Sentences

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“So we set it in the beginning of the 20th century, when we felt that whole romantic worldview was just about to crack and fall off a cliff.”

From Los Angeles Times

Portions of Topanga Canyon Boulevard were closed beginning at 10 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Giant cantilever cranes date from the beginning of the 20th Century, when Scotland led the world in shipbuilding and engineering.

From BBC

But it is triggered at the start of an academic term, meaning that babies born after the beginning of a term have to wait until the following term to qualify.

From BBC

But they are clutching to cautious optimism that the holy month would mark the beginning of enduring peace.

From Barron's