start on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The U.S. doesn’t have anyone who would be sure to start on any of the World Cup semifinalists and until it does, closing the gap will be difficult.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
“China has already eaten much of German industry’s lunch and is preparing to start on dinner,” the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank, bluntly warned in a recent report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Speaking to LBC Radio, National Education Union secretary Daniel Kebede said the education secretary should allow for a "flexible start" on Monday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Organisers have cancelled the four-day techno music festival Defqon.1 in Biddinghuizen in the central Netherlands, scheduled to start on Thursday, its director Sander Bijlstra told the ANP news agency.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
“The funeral home finally got that urn we ordered, so I called it a half day. Thought I’d come home and get a head start on all this.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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