embarked upon
Example Sentences
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When the ship finally embarked upon its journey to Jamaica, many of the enslaved Africans in its hold had already been trapped below deck for more than half a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Before meeting with Noem, Sheinbaum told reporters she would inform the U.S. security chief about the “coordination and collaboration” that her administration has embarked upon with Washington.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025
I embarked upon a role as his factotum in Washington.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024
If this was the end result of the wild spending spree embarked upon in the Todd Boehly era, then it carried all the hallmarks of money very badly spent by Chelsea's owners.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024
They had just embarked upon the immensely difficult topic of human Transfiguration; working in front of mirrors, they were supposed to be changing the color of their own eyebrows.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
