beginnings
- plural of beginning.
Example Sentences
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In Episode 3 of By the People, equal-marriage campaign architect Marc Solomon joins Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern to trace the movement’s “quixotic” beginnings in 2001.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
He frequently speaks about his humble beginnings as the son of a bartender and a hotel maid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Others, like “Obsession,” catapult from modest beginnings into an echelon of popularity that not even the academics and historians could’ve foreseen.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
He said he wrote the piece to "honour my humble beginnings", adding "I am the son of my father, the baker".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Nor can I see why historians should cede many of the most interesting questions to other disciplines—politics, philosophy, sociology—simply because they require a consideration of beginnings and endings.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
