starters

Example Sentences

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Given the points system used to determine starters in the Kentucky Derby, Intrepido almost certainly needs to finish first or second Saturday at Santa Anita.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For starters, demand for the SpaceX IPO is, well, sky high.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

For starters, the average nationwide state gas tax rate is only about 40 cents per gallon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

For starters, the law allows members of the board to remain in place until their successor is confirmed by the Senate and ready to take over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

At the crack of the starters pistol, the pint-sized pilots released their brakes, hunched down into their homemade roadsters, and willed their cars down the hill.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly