starting blocks
Example Sentences
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Every eye in the stadium was fixed on Wilson as he knelt in the starting blocks awaiting the start of the 400 meters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
It is not the sprint finish to the finish line, but the sprint finish to the starting blocks.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
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
"Without a prima facie right, the respondents never got out of the starting blocks," part of the judgement read.
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2022
Most embarrassing, but probably effective at giving us an advantage, were our starting blocks.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
