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
In this race, a team of esports athletes stare forward at a screen instead of the starting line.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 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
He topped out at 50-pounds, then refused to budge from the starting line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Two thousand meters up the course, on the far side of the lake, a gangway had been constructed to the starting line, 325 feet out into the Langer See.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
