start out
Example Sentences
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“And they need to start out by listening, by asking rural people, ‘What are your needs here?
From Salon • Mar. 17, 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
The new study shows that dark matter does not necessarily need to start out cold.
From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026
But avalanche snow, which can start out loose and fluffy, consolidates quickly, hardening like concrete.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
We felt this as little sideways jerks, like sometimes, when you first start out on a bicycle, you have to jerk the wheel back and forth to prevent tipping over.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.