kickoff

Example Sentences

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Vossler Smith said that during a kickoff event for the nearly 500 volunteers who help with Modernism Week, she asked for a show of hands from “our Canadian friends.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Best watched from a bar stool at Moe’s, the 800th episode of “The Simpsons” is a remarkable thing in terms of longevity, as is the kickoff of “Family Guy,” season 24.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth will also take the stage ahead of kickoff to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

In the most ambitious boycott fantasies, the U.S. will somehow be canceled as host nation, only weeks before the tournament’s kickoff.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

The day was meant to be a massive kickoff party for the campaign, one for which everyone had spent weeks preparing.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama