start off

Example Sentences

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Women and men start off relatively equal when they enter the workforce, but within a few years, their earning paths diverge.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

“We start off with with a number that we feel really good about and then re-evaluate it when we get closer to the quarter, and that’s been our track record,” Linford said.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

This year’s event will start off with a screening and conversation with the stars of Apple TV’s postapocalyptic sci-fi series “Pluribus.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

“Often they start off smaller scale than they should be, and so then they struggle. They’re more likely to exit because of that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

I jump up, eager to help him, I take him up and start off at a run, a slow, steady pace, so as not to jolt his leg too much.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque