flying start
Example Sentences
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Given their flying start to the season, do you think it's too early to say the title is Mercedes' to lose, or have they simply adapted to the new regulations better than everyone else?
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Abhishek smashed eight sixes to get India off to a flying start before a late unbeaten cameo of 44 by Rinku Singh helped the hosts reach 238-7 after being invited to bat first in Nagpur.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Abhishek smashed eight sixes to get India off to a flying start before a late unbeaten cameo of 44 by Rinku Singh helped the hosts reach 238-7 after being invited to bat first in Nagpur.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Nicola Davies, the Children's Laureate for Wales, said reading to very young children gave them a "flying start".
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
He backed up so he could get a flying start and then we whooped across the bridge, our wheels clattering across the loose boards, space gaping below.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
