make a start

Example Sentences

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It still suggests sales picked up and hints at a solid start to a key period for retailers, covering Black Friday sales as consumers make a start on holiday shopping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The track’s exceptionally long straight from the start into the first corner make a start from second or third the optimal position to draft and pass the front car.

From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2023

We’re going to have to make a start at some point, and if we had done it then, the economies of scale would have kicked in and we would have become used to things.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Servais knows that there will be a need for someone other than the projected rotation of Luis Castillo, Robbie Ray, Logan Gilbert, Gonzales and George Kirby to make a start during the 2023 season.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

“During the trial I think Sophie said, ‘Somebody, after all, had to make a start.’

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed