starting line
Example Sentences
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Shuttle buses will be available from Belfast City Hall and Lanyon Place Station to the starting line from 07:00 BST and 07:30 BST respectively.
From BBC • May 3, 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
Contestants for the first heat of the day wheeled their vehicles to the starting line at the summit of the Twenty-Fifth Street Bridge.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
