opening gun
Example Sentences
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Mussmon, a Liberty-bound senior, was impressive on his future home track, taking the lead from the opening gun.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022
Are we going to sleep right up to the minute the opening gun is fired?
From Time Magazine Archive
Vim's Matthews, at 24 the youngest of the skippers, is unsurpassed at beating the competition to the starting line by precious seconds, in last week's trial series trailed only once at the opening gun.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ahead lay the imminent battle in Congress over U. S. Neutrality in which the President was about to fire the opening gun.
From Time Magazine Archive
The opening gun cleared my mind of all its anxieties and intensified its action.
From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Cumberland, Barlow
