jump-start
noun
Also the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
had jump-started
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past perfectof jump-start.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the Commanders’ Week 3 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, quarterback Jalen Hurts had jump-started his offense by throwing downfield.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2022
Leiweke had jump-started the moribund franchise by jacking up its payroll and importing numerous star players — some more successful than others.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2019
Chile and Indonesia had jump-started growth by allowing American-educated economists, known respectively as the Chicago Boys and the Berkeley Mafia, to steer policy.
From Economist ● Jun. 29, 2017
But he had jump-started his political career, raising more than $1.5 million in less than a year.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2016
Without knowing it or meaning to, I had jump-started his search for a life outside Idaho by telling him he could probably find a job anywhere.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
