start in

British

verb

(adverb) to undertake (something or doing something); commence or begin

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start in Idioms

Begin, as in He started in serving, without taking any practice. [Late 1800s] Also see start out.

Example Sentences

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They were unable to overcome their slow start in a 63-30 loss.

From Los Angeles Times

After starting all 17 games in 2024, he didn’t make a single start in nine games last season.

From Los Angeles Times

The data will likely show that the domestic economy got off to a sluggish start in 2026, ING economists said, with industrial production likely to be the lone bright spot.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Wednesday, defender Micky Van de Ven described Spurs calamitous start in Madrid as a "doomsday scenario".

From BBC

Together, Azure and OpenAI learned how to build AI infrastructure at scale, giving Microsoft a key head start in the AI revolution.

From Barron's

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