begin with

1. see start with.

Example Sentences

They don’t take the U.N. very seriously to begin with; they could have dismissed this whole Palestinian-statehood business as particularly meaningless, and said, “Hey, if these people want to play games, let them.”

From Slate

And, being rural areas, there aren't enough locals to generate sufficient orders to begin with.

From BBC

To ensure consistency with the US National Hurricane Centre naming conventions, names that begin with the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are not used.

From BBC

Let's begin with the good news for ministers.

From BBC

She has not given a detailed breakdown but US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said nearly half were "illegal criminals who never should have been in this country to begin with".

From BBC