head start

Example Sentences

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Wet earth, plenty of sunshine and a lack of frosts have combined to give some plants a noticeable head start.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

And how much does a parent give a child so they can have a head start in life, but just enough for them to go out and seek their fortune independently?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“We are heading in another direction in the next decade, and the companies that had a head start will have an advantage.”

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

We were amazed at how wonderfully that program helped our kids get a head start at school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

She was putting the new machine to good use and getting a head start on an Easter dress for Cari.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez