start out
Example Sentences
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Just because you start out being a size 6, doesn't mean you'll remain a size 6.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Other communication signals may start out serving entirely different purposes, such as helping animals care for offspring or resolve conflicts.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Shotwell, who grew up in a suburb north of Chicago, didn’t start out with ambitions that were tied to space.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Solving it with lower leverage rather than price makes sense to us because if you start out conservative, it gives you more cushion if you’re wrong.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
We really didn’t start out inviting too many kids, but the more Lorraine and I thought of the parties we had been invited to, the more we had to call.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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