starting blocks
Example Sentences
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So - which parts of Team GB triumphed, and which struggled to get off the starting blocks?
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024
Whenever he steps into the starting blocks this spring, people will pay attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2023
Still, despite Hayden and Brandon Tanev throwing some first-period weight around, the sluggish game had trouble getting out of its starting blocks.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023
Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.
From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2023
Most embarrassing, but probably effective at giving us an advantage, were our starting blocks.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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