starting gate
Example Sentences
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With one surgically rebuilt knee and a completely torn ACL in the other, the 41-year-old Vonn gutted her way to the starting gate and had a real chance of medaling before her violent crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Street was at the starting gate of the Olimpia delle Tofane course for Sunday’s coverage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
Vonn crashed just 13 seconds after leaving the starting gate, losing control and falling hard on the course.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
"I will not go home regretting not trying, I will do everything in my power to be in that starting gate."
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
At the starting gate before a race in 1931, he issued his declaration of independence.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
