start something
Example Sentences
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He completed seven innings for the second consecutive start, something he did not accomplish until September last season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
"People don't dare to start something because it's expensive, and a lot of banks are reluctant to loan money to set up a proper business," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
He'll start something and then he'll be like, "Oh, I wish you had been a part of it."
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024
With the cancer diagnosis giving Jane a new "focus", she found a group of similar families nearby - many old school friends of Ellie's - who were looking to start something called a housing cooperative.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024
“This dam, this conservancy district has the farmers down there on pins and needles. Arresting Joe Mondragon for a symbolic act like this could start something nasty.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
