begin with

Idioms  

1. see start with.

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Example Sentences

The new policy erases all ambiguity around the question of whether bot-made text can exist on Wikipedia’s public pages to begin with.

From Slate

To understand the likely fate of this new executive order, we should begin with his first executive order on elections, issued in March 2025.

From Slate

The top two teams from the 12 groups and the eight best third‑placed nations will advance into an expanded knockout phase that will begin with a round of 32.

From BBC

The problem was this: Fernlight Forest was an enormous place with thousands of animals, and Clare could spend the rest of his undeath searching for Hesterfowl if he did not begin with some idea of where to find her.

From Literature

It had been brittle and barely alive to begin with, like the fallen leaves of Deadwood.

From Literature