Example Sentences

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By the end of gastrulation, an embryo will have begun to differentiate distinct cell types, set up the basic axes of the body and internalize some of the precursors for organs in a three-dimensional structure.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2023

Most economists, though, don’t think a recession will have begun until the unemployment rate has risen steadily.

From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2022

By the end of the year, if all goes as planned, 39 shows will have begun runs on Broadway.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2021

By week’s end, about 36% of children will have begun, including those who started earlier.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2021

I hope they will have begun their dinner.'

From Tenterhooks by Leverson, Ada