starters

Example Sentences

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For starters, some 30,000 jobs were subtracted from the February employment report because of nurses’ strikes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

For starters, the law allows members of the board to remain in place until their successor is confirmed by the Senate and ready to take over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Instead, most of the players left behind were not starters, and needed more individual work, or what I call 'entertaining' sessions.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In an unprecedented achievement, three starters for the Sea Hawks’ 13-2 volleyball team — Tommy Spalding, Vaughan Flaherty and Carter Mirabal — are headed to MIT this fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The cotton balls were coated with Vaseline—I’d read that they were the best fire starters that you could make.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart