start out

Example Sentences

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Ambitious city women start out thinking they’re going to grab the world by the tail, pull it down and put it in their pocket.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

As a member of Gen Z, I have had the option of reading books digitally for most of my life—and I didn’t initially start out as a physical-book purist.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

A lot of people can start out in this industry reading your stuff and telling you what they think is wrong without asking you why you did something the way that you did it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Muñoz, a 60-year-old Spanish-U.S. dual national, didn’t start out as an auto-industry man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

There were some titters in the audience, so I figured it was safe for me to start out by saying to the minister, “I was his girlfriend.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green