start off

Example Sentences

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Women and men start off relatively equal when they enter the workforce, but within a few years, their earning paths diverge.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

This year’s event will start off with a screening and conversation with the stars of Apple TV’s postapocalyptic sci-fi series “Pluribus.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

He said the new annual Nations League would start off by being regionalised, with 16 teams each in the east, west and central-southern zones, and six in the northern zone.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

“Often they start off smaller scale than they should be, and so then they struggle. They’re more likely to exit because of that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

So the disorder of the pieces will probably increase with time if the pieces obey the initial condition that they start off in a condition of high order.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking