starting line
Example Sentences
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Shuttle buses will be available from Belfast City Hall and Lanyon Place Station to the starting line from 07:00 BST and 07:30 BST respectively.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
“You can see the horses look the other horses in the eye” at the starting line, she said, “and they have the will to win.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
"We are now standing on the starting line of our gigantic struggle for another year, aimed at transforming the regions," Kim said.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
I felt totally spent—and I hadn’t even made it to the starting line yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
When the time came, he rose, walked to the starting line, bowed forward, and waited.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
