starters
Example Sentences
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Hampton, who like most starters didn’t play Thursday, showed flashes of promise last season but also battled injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
And they have been slow starters in the Champions League recently - needing a knockout phase play-off tie after failing to finish in the top eight both times - before finishing strongly to win.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
For starters, the EU details it all online and created a YouTube video about it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Coach Jim Harbaugh said roughly 15 starters won’t play in the Chargers’ preseason opener against the Houston Texans, and there are several spots on the depth chart that still need to be decided.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Tyler said they contained his pencil shavings from the past five years, which he had collected to make fire starters for our “head for the hills” bags.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
