Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

onset

[on-set, awn-] / ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

This included during the onset of the pandemic, an erratically unfolding and socially fracturing catastrophe about which, naturally, Erikson had lots to say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inflation remains one of the most worrisome issues for American households, as prices for many groceries and other goods have services have risen sharply since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's

In interviews over several weeks, the career attorneys — who together served dozens of years — said they were given the instructions at the onset of the investigations.

From Los Angeles Times

With the onset of winter, villagers had moved their animals away from the valley.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mike Jeffries was declared "mentally incompetent" by a court in May and said to be suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease.

From BBC