starting blocks
Example Sentences
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Besides the small step on the road to recovery that was the Scottish Premiership win at Livingston at the weekend, Rangers haven't managed to lose sight of the starting blocks.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025
For me, the characters are all at the starting blocks, but the gun to start the race hasn’t fired yet.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025
Washington state has taken a big step in the right direction, but we’ve only just left the starting blocks.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023
Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.
From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2023
And yet he walks along the track, and then...he gets down in the starting blocks.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
