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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
We began working at dawn
Let's get down to work now
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
He began early in the day
Get working as soon as the sun rises!
Who will start? -
leave
The family took off for Florida
How To Use start out In A Sentence
- My fellow citizens is an apostrophe, a formal address to an audience, whose distance has been shortened by the insertion of the ad hominem term fellow—that is, an ingratiating suggestion to his audience that they start out on his side. BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES
- The theory was that great nations start out tough-minded and energetic. The American Daydream
- None the less, start out with a master plan and wherever possible, use it.
- As it is, one has to read through it to find the good stuff, which is not a thrilling prospect, notwithstanding the fact that much worthwhile material is here, though one should take it in small quantities: mithridatism The act of taking poison in increasing doses as a means of building an immunity to it, as in the case of people who start out with talk shows and gradually work their way up to situation comedies. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 2
- Let me start out by saying that the author of that article was my aunt, and I don't believe she would ever intentionally misrepresent me.
- So, the cattle once more "bedded," and every spare hand left with them, as they are liable to run again, two of us start out to find if possible the missing men. Ranching, Sport and Travel
- I didn't start out hating them, but the parade of horrible behaviour on show has changed my mind.
- So you start out from some curious notion you have hit on, or even not so curious.
- Of course, many who start out driving only on the weekends find it difficult to temper their enthusiasm, says Steven Wagner, a founding partner of Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Ill. If you liked this story, read: Best Places To Speed Legally
- Making up the bed begins with offering a bedpan and includes a sponge bath and a change of clothes, so both the patient and the bedsheets start out fresh and clean with every change. Marki Flannery: 40 Steps to Making a Bed... And Other Lessons in Caregiving