start off
Example Sentences
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Ninety-four percent of Compass’s listings that start off as private eventually end up on the Multiple-Listing Service, according to Compass, and then, in theory, they end up on Zillow.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Let's start off with a bang and talk about the joint-highest scoring EFL Cup tie in history.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"We're going to start off slower and then increase our rates," Boland-Masterson said, describing the work ahead on the site's first 737 MAX 10 fuselage that was just beginning to be assembled.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Within the niche category of meditation memoir, I’ve always appreciated narratives by dyspeptic Type As, the kind of meditators who start off by sitting in silent judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
“They usually start off with bringing a whole bunch here, and then there’s a lot of us, and one by one they all disappear.”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
