kickoff

Example Sentences

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When the whistle blows for the first kickoff, expect the complaining to stop and the cheering to start.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“With just two months until kickoff, indicators suggest the anticipated economic lift may fall short of expectations,” the report said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

A luminous, red rectangular abstract by Mark Rothko sold for $85.8 million on Thursday, a solid kickoff to what’s poised to be ebullient spring auctions in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Anne Gauldin: When we were invited to perform for the kickoff of this two-year honoring of High Performance magazine, it was really exciting to be able to get our habits out of storage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

“Ward meetings, v'oter registration, pamphlets, committees. We’ll start the kickoff rally around eightish. I’m on St. Peter Street, the yellow stucco building just off Royal. You can’t iuiss it. Here’s my card.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole