begin with

1. see start with.

Example Sentences

What other person in Hegseth’s position has ever talked like this, especially in describing the rather effortless action of a superpower with a $1 trillion military budget going up against a small boat that didn’t get off a single shot, if it was armed to begin with?

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Core Scientific shareholders’ complaints begin with the terms of the all-stock deal, which were unusual.

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"We're in a fairly weak position in the housing market to begin with," said Peter Harrell, a visiting scholar at Georgetown Law School.

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How, in the six weeks since, they’ve looked like a rejuvenated and refocused club, following that nightmarish defeat with a 15-5 finish to the regular season and torrid march through October — going 9-1 en route to a National League pennant and return trip to the World Series, which will begin with Game 1 on Friday night.

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The reluctance for Liverpool to play switches of play will make it harder for them to break down a 5-4-1 shape that has good coverage across the width of the pitch to begin with too.

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