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Begin again, as in This article is no good; I'll have to start over. [Early 1900s]

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby start over

startled, startling, start off, start on, start out, start over, Star Trek, start something, startup, star turn, starvation

How to use start over in a sentence

He wanted to start over in a new place where no one knew him or his history.
The High Society Bank Robber of the 1800s|J. North Conway|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Delay is denial—it will be even more difficult to start over in the Senate next session.
Border Kids Crisis—Impotent Congress|John Avlon|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alana: I think we all kind of want to cut off our hair when this tour is done and like, start over.
Haim: We’re a Band. Not a ‘Girl Band.’|Melissa Leon|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, some two decades later, de las Mercedes is having to start over once again.
Franck de las Mercedes Lost Everything in a Fire…Except His Faberge Egg|Justin Jones|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The boys would disrupt the class for a few days, get suspended for a few days, and then the cycle would start over.
Affirmative Action: Who Does it Help, Who Does it Hurt?|Megan McArdle|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I kept explaining to him that I teach at Berkeley and then he'd say, 'I thought you were a consultant,' and we'd start over again.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
They decided to write off the past as fair fight and no bad blood, and start over again.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
Any player whom he sees moving must come back to the goal and start over again.
Games and Play for School Morale|Various
They come up here to start over—maybe spent half their life saving up for the trip.
Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey
Then she should help him to start over again, to go on with his life.
The Higher Court|Mary Stewart Daggett