from the word go
Example Sentences
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"I thought we really let ourselves go and attacked the game straight from the word go," said Farrell.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
She didn’t consider herself a singer, and she said that from the word go, but I was like, it doesn’t matter.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023
The EQS sedan and SUV should be "profitable from the word go" in the U.S. market, he said.
From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2021
The Tomorrow War needs a little explaining from the word go.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2021
More Daisy than Elizabeth from the word go.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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