starting line
Example Sentences
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"We have reached the finish line, which is actually the starting line: the beginning of historic trials, which the whole world will see."
From BBC • May 12, 2026
"We are now standing on the starting line of our gigantic struggle for another year, aimed at transforming the regions," Kim said.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
But the majority of residents are nowhere near the finish line, Pascoe said, and some aren’t even at the starting line.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
I felt totally spent—and I hadn’t even made it to the starting line yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Seven varsity crews paddled to the starting line, to race for the national title, in a ghostly light mist.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
